ateb

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh atteb, from Proto-Brythonic *adheb, from Proto-Celtic *atiskʷom (compare Old Irish aithesc), from *ati- + *sekʷeti (to say).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ateb m (plural atebion)

  1. answer, response, reply
    Synonym: ymateb
  2. solution, panacea
    Synonym: datrysiad

Derived terms

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Verb

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ateb (first-person singular present atebaf)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to answer, respond, reply
  2. (transitive) to correspond, to suit
    ateb pwrpasserve the purpose

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ateb unchanged unchanged hateb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ateb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies