gwasanaeth
Welsh
editEtymology
editgwas (“servant”) + -aeth (forming abstract nouns)
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈsanaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈsanɛθ/, /ɡwaˈsanaθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈsa(ː)nai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈsa(ː)nɛθ/
- Rhymes: -anaɨ̯θ
Noun
editgwasanaeth m (plural gwasanaethau)
Usage notes
edit- Note that despite ending in -iaeth, this word is masculine. See camddealltwriaeth, gwahaniaeth, gwlybaniaeth and lluniaeth for similar rare examples of this.
Mutation
editradical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
gwasanaeth | wasanaeth | ngwasanaeth | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwasanaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies