paent

See also: pænt

Welsh

Paent

Etymology

Borrowed from English paint.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /paːɨ̯nt/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pai̯nt/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯nt

Noun

paent m (plural paentiau)

1. paint, a coat of paint

Derived terms

• brwsh paent (“paintbrush”)
• paent acrylig (“acrylic paint”)
• paent bys (“finger paint”)
• paent crefft (“craft paint”)
• paent emwlsiwn (“emulsion paint”)
• paent gwaelod cwch (“antifouling paint”)
• paent lacr (“lacquer paint”)
• paent olew (“oil paint”)
• paent posteri (“poster paint”)
• paent preimio (“primer paint”)
• paent sail olew (“oil based paint”)
• paent sglein (“gloss paint”)
• paentiad, peintiad (“painting”)
• paentio, peintio (“to paint”)
• tynnwr paent (“paint remover”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of paent

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
paent	baent	mhaent	phaent

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), “paent”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies