adeiladwaith

Welsh

Etymology

From adeilad (“building”) +‎ gwaith (“work”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈladwai̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈladwɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈladwai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈladwɛθ/

Noun

adeiladwaith m (plural adeiladweithiau)

1. construction (act or manner of building)
2. structure, construction

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
adeiladwaith	unchanged	unchanged	hadeiladwaith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “adeiladwaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies