i'w
(Redirected from i’w)
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
By dissimilation from the expected but unpronounceable forms *i'i and *i'u.
Pronunciation edit
Contraction edit
i’w (triggers soft mutation in the masculine singular, aspirate mutation in the feminine singular and h-prothesis in the plural)
Usage notes edit
- This contraction is obligatory; *i ei and *i eu never appear uncontracted.