treiglad meddal

Welsh

Etymology

From treiglad (“mutation”) +‎ meddal (“soft”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈmɛðal/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈmeːðal/, /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈmɛðal/
• Rhymes: -ɛðal

Noun

treiglad meddal m (plural treigladau meddal)

1. (linguistics, countable) soft mutation

Related terms

• meddaliad (“lenition”)
• treiglad caled (“hard mutation”)
• treiglad llaes (“aspirate mutation”)
• treiglad trwynol (“nasal mutation”)
• treiglo (“to mutate”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
treiglad meddal	dreiglad meddal	nhreiglad meddal	threiglad meddal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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