trueni

Welsh

Etymology

truan (“wretch”) +‎ -i. Compare Irish trua (“wretched”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /triˈɛnɨ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /triˈeːni/, /triˈɛni/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtreːni/, /ˈtrɛni/

Usage notes

• Despite being written as u, the first vowel here is /i/ in all parts of Wales.

Noun

trueni m (uncountable)

1. wretchedness, pity

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trueni	drueni	nhrueni	thrueni
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.