cadeiriau

Welsh

Etymology

From cadair (“chair”) +‎ -iau, together with internal vowel change from -air- to -eir- in the root.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /kaˈdei̯rjaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kaˈdei̯rjɛ/, /kaˈdei̯rja/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /kaˈdei̯rjai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kaˈdei̯rjɛ/, /kaˈdei̯rɛ/
• Rhymes: -ei̯rjaɨ̯

Noun

cadeiriau f pl

1. plural of cadair

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cadeiriau	gadeiriau	nghadeiriau	chadeiriau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.