araith

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh areith, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarextus. Cognate with Irish oireacht and Cornish areth.

Noun

araith f (plural areithiau)

1. oration, address

   Synonyms: anerchiad, arawd

2. lecture, harangue

   Synonyms: darlith, pregeth

3. oratory

   Synonyms: areitheg, areithyddiaeth

Derived terms

• araith anunion (“indirect speech”)
• araith ddrwg (“bad language”)
• araith forwynol (“maiden speech”)
• araith union (“direct speech”)
• areitheg (“oratory”)
• areithio (“to orate”)
• areithydd (“orator”)
• rhan araith (“part of speech”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of araith

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
araith	unchanged	unchanged	haraith

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “araith”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “araith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies