bismwth
Welsh edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Bi | |
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| Next: poloniwm (Po) | |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bismuth, from German Wismuth, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemūtum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون (bisīmūtiyyūn), from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον (psimúthion, “white lead”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɪsmʊθ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɪzmʊθ/
- Rhymes: -ɪsmʊθ
Noun edit
bismwth m (uncountable)
- bismuth
- Synonym: ystaenwydr
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bismwth | fismwth | mismwth | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bismwth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies