anfantais
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom an- + mantais (“advantage”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantɛs/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantɛs/
Noun
editanfantais f (plural anfanteision)
- disadvantage
- Antonym: mantais
Derived terms
edit- dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
- anfanteisiol (“disadvantageous”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
anfantais | unchanged | unchanged | hanfantais |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
editR. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “anfantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies