edau
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editProto-Celtic *ɸetamī, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛdaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛdɛ/, /ˈɛda/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈeːdai̯/, /ˈɛdai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈeːdɛ/, /ˈɛdɛ/
Noun
editedau f (plural edafedd or edeifion or edefion)
Related terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
edau | unchanged | unchanged | hedau |
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), “edau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies