anfantais
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
anfantais f (plural anfanteision)
- disadvantage
- Antonym: mantais
Derived terms edit
- dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
- anfanteisiol (“disadvantageous”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| anfantais | unchanged | unchanged | hanfantais |
| 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), “anfantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies