amgueddfa

Welsh

FWOTD – 22 May 2021

Etymology

From amguedd (“treasure, wealth”) +‎ -fa, -ma; coined by William Owen Pughe.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌamɡɨ̞ˈɛðva/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): (standard) /ˌamɡiˈɛðva/, (colloquial) /ˌamˈɡjɛðva/
• Rhymes: -ɛðva

Noun

amgueddfa f (plural amgueddfeydd or amgueddfâu or amgueddfaoedd)

1. museum

Derived terms

• amgueddfaol (“museum”, adj)

Mutation

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

References

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