ugeiniau
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ugain (“[one] score, twenty”) + -iau
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njɛ/, /ɪˈɡei̯nja/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njɛ/
Usage notes
[edit]- Despite being written as u, the initial vowel here is /ɪ/ in north Wales.
Noun
[edit]ugeiniau pl
- (plural only) twenties
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ugeiniau | unchanged | unchanged | hugeiniau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||