manganîs

Welsh

Chemical element
Mn
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Etymology

From English manganese, French manganèse, from Italian manganese, by alteration from Latin magnesia (“magnesia”), from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌmaŋɡaˈniːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌmaŋɡaˈniːz/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

manganîs m (uncountable)

1. manganese

Related terms

• manganad (“manganate”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of manganîs

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
manganîs	fanganîs	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

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