anfantais
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom an- + mantais (“advantage”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantɛs/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantɛs/
Noun
editanfantais f (plural anfanteision)
- disadvantage
- Antonym: mantais
Derived terms
edit- dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
- anfanteisiol (“disadvantageous”)
Mutation
editradical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
anfantais | unchanged | unchanged | hanfantais |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
editR. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “anfantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies