ysbyty

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yspyty, a compound of yspyt + ty (“house”) (modern tŷ). The first element is from Proto-Brythonic *öspɨd, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality; inn”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /əsˈbətɨ̞/, [əsˈpətɨ̞]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsbətɨ̞/, [ˈspətɨ̞]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /əsˈbəti/, [əsˈpəti]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsbəti/, [ˈspəti]
• Rhymes: -ətɨ̞

Noun

ysbyty m (plural ysbytai)

1. a hospital

Related terms

• clafdy (“infirmary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysbyty

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysbyty	unchanged	unchanged	hysbyty

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ysbyty”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysbyty”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies