Zwinglïaeth
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Zwingli (“surname of Huldrych Zwingli, a Swiss Protestant reformer”) + -iaeth.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /swɪŋˈɡliː.aɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /swɪŋˈɡliː.ɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /swɪŋˈɡliː.ai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /swɪŋˈɡliː.ɛθ/
Noun
editZwinglïaeth f (uncountable, not mutable)
Usage notes
edit- Being derived from a proper name, Zwinglïaeth does not have its spelling adapted to typical Welsh orthographic conventions, which do not use the letter z. See also Kantiaeth (“Kantianism”).
- Like many other unnaturalised nouns recently derived from other languages, Zwinglïaeth does not undergo initial mutation.
Related terms
edit- Zwinglïaidd (“Zwinglian”, adjective)
- Zwinglïad (“a Zwinglian”, noun)
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Zwinglïaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies