nhain

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥ai̯n/

Noun

nhain

1. (North Wales, colloquial) Aspirate mutation of nain.

Usage notes

In standard Welsh, n is not affected by the aspirate mutation. However, some, especially northern, dialects employ a non-standard aspirate mutation of nain to nhain. In practice, this only occurs after the determiner ei (“her”). See also mam to mham for a similar example.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
nain	unchanged	unchanged	nhain△
△Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.