dosbarth

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dosparth; By surface analysis, dy- +‎ gosbarth, gwosbarth (“order, rule, government”). The latter is either (1) from gos- (“meaningless prefix”) +‎ parth (“zone, region, part”), (with gos-, gwos- equivalent to go- +‎ es-) or (2) from go- + a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *sper-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔsbarθ/, [ˈdɔsparθ]

Noun

dosbarth m (plural dosbarthau or dosbarthion or dosbeirth)

1. (school) class, grade, year, form
2. class, category, division
3. class (social grouping)
4. district, division, region
5. (taxonomy) class

Derived terms

• dosbarthiad
• dosbarthu
• dosbarthus
• dosbarthwr

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dosbarth	ddosbarth	nosbarth	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), “dosbarth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies