Pontarddulais
English edit
Etymology edit
From Welsh Pontarddulais; traditionally spelt Pontardulais.
Proper noun edit
Pontarddulais
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Originally 'Pontardulais', pont (“bridge”) + aber (“mouth”) + Dulais (“(River) Dulais”), misunderstood in the 20th century as pont (“bridge”) + ar (“on”) + Dulais (“(River) Dulais”) (an example of folk etymology).
Proper noun edit
Pontarddulais f
- Pontarddulais (a town and community with a town council in the city and county of Swansea, Wales) (OS grid ref SN5903).
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Pontarddulais | Bontarddulais | Mhontarddulais | Phontarddulais |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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- en:Towns in Wales
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- Welsh compound terms
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- cy:Towns in Wales
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