enghraifft

Welsh

Etymology

Variant of anghraifft, alteration of Middle Welsh agreith, from Proto-Brythonic *aŋkrėθ, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *increptus, from Latin increpitus, past participle of increpō (“to upbraid”); prefix in- (“in, against”) + crepō (“to talk noisily”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rai̯fd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rai̯ft]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rɛfd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rɛft]
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rai̯fd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rai̯ft]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rɛfd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rɛft], /ˈɛŋrɛfd/, [ˈɛŋrɛft]

Noun

enghraifft f (plural enghreifftiau)

1. example

   Synonym: esiampl

Abbreviations

• engh.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
enghraifft	unchanged	unchanged	henghraifft
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.