pic ar y maen
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Welsh
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pic (“small round cake, griddle cake”) + ar (“on”) + y (“the”) + maen (“stone, griddle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌpɪk ar ə ˈmaːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɪk ar ə ˈmai̯n/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɪk ar ə ˈmaːn/
Noun
[edit]pic ar y maen m (plural picau ar y maen or picau maen)
- (South Wales) Welsh cake
- Synonyms: cacen fach, cacen gri, picen, picen ar y maen, picen fach, teisen gri, teisen radell, Welsh cêc
Usage notes
[edit]- There are many terms for Welsh cake in Welsh and the particular word an individual uses will vary from area to area.
- Although pic ar y maen is the full singular form of plural picau ar y maen, these are usually referred to as just picen in the singular.
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pic ar y maen | bic ar y maen | mhic ar y maen | phic ar y maen |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |