gweriniaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From gwerin (“people, populace”) +‎ -iaeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwɛˈrɪnjaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwɛˈrɪnjɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwɛˈrɪnjai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwɛˈrɪnjɛθ/

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Noun

gweriniaeth f (plural gweriniaethau)

1. republic

Derived terms

• Gweriniaeth Corea (“the Reublic of Korea”)
• Gweriniaeth yr Ariannin (“the Argentine Republic”)
• Gweriniaeth Pobl Ddemocrataidd Corea (“the Democratic People's Reublic of Korea”)
• y Weriniaeth Tsiec (“the Czech Republic”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gweriniaeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gweriniaeth	weriniaeth	ngweriniaeth	unchanged

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

References

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