ugeiniau

Welsh

Etymology

ugain (“[one] score, twenty”) +‎ -iau

Pronunciation

• (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

• Despite being written as u, the initial vowel here is /ɪ/ in north Wales.

Noun

ugeiniau pl

1. (plural only) twenties

Mutation

Mutated forms of ugeiniau

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ugeiniau	unchanged	unchanged	hugeiniau

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.