maeth

See also: mæth

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *maketi (“to raise”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- (“long, to raise”).

Pronunciation

Noun

maeth m (plural maethau)

  1. nourishment, sustenance, nutrition
    Synonyms: lluniaeth, cynhaliaeth, ymborth, bwyd
  2. nurture, fostering, (attributive) foster

Derived terms
  • anghenion maeth (“nutritional needs”)
  • ar faeth (“in fosterage”)
  • biocemeg maeth (“nutritional biochemisty”)
  • cartref maeth (“foster home”)
  • cyfundrefn faeth (“fosterage”)
  • datganiad maeth (“nutritional declaration”)
  • diffyg maeth (“malnutrition, nutritional deficiency, undernourishment”)
  • dwys mewn maeth (“nutrient-dense”)
  • elfen maeth (“nutrition component”)
  • gofal maeth (“foster care”)
  • gofalwr maeth (“foster carer”)
  • gofynion maeth (“nutritional requirements”)
  • gwybodaeth am faeth (“nutritional information”)
  • hanfodion maeth (“nutritional essentials”)
  • heb ddigon o faeth (“under-nourished”)
  • llawfaeth (“hand-reared”)
  • lleoliad maeth (“foster placement”)
  • maetheg (“nutrition”)
  • maethlon (“nourishing”)
  • maethol (“nutritious”)
  • maethu (“to nourish; to foster”)
  • maethyn (“nutrient”)
  • mam faeth (“foster mother”)
  • mewnbwn maeth (“nutritional input”)
  • paramaethu (“permaculture”)
  • plentyn maeth (“foster child”)
  • rhiant maeth (“foster parent”)
  • statws maeth (“nutritional status”)
  • teulu maeth (“foster family”)
  • therapi maeth (“nutritional therapy”)
  • magu (“to raise; to breed”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
maeth faeth unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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