bathdy

Welsh

Etymology

From bath (“stamp, coin”) +‎ tŷ (“house”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaθdɨ̞/, [ˈbaθtɨ̞]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaθdi/, [ˈbaθti]

Noun

bathdy m (plural bathdai)

1. mint (building or institution where money is produced)
   • 2016 May 18, BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[1]:

     Am y tro cyntaf yn ei hanes, bydd modd i bobl gael cipolwg ar waith y Bathdy Brenhinol yn Llantrisant, wrth i'r drysau agor i'r cyhoedd ddydd Mercher.

     For the first time in its history, people will be able to get a glimpse of the work of the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, as its doors open to the public on Wednesday.

Derived terms

• Bathdy Brenhinol (“Royal Mint”)

Related terms

• bathy (“to mint, to coin”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bathdy	fathdy	mathdy	unchanged
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), “bathdy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies