unigrywiaeth
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From unigryw (“unique”) + -iaeth.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɪu̯jaɨ̯θ/, /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɨ̞u̯jaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɪu̯jɛθ/, /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɨ̞u̯jɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌɪnɪɡˈrɪu̯jai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌɪnɪɡˈrɪu̯jɛθ/
Usage notes
[edit]Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".
Noun
[edit]unigrywiaeth f (uncountable)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| unigrywiaeth | unchanged | unchanged | hunigrywiaeth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “unigrywiaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies