gwasanaeth

Welsh

Etymology

gwas (“servant”) +‎ -aeth (forming abstract nouns)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsanaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsanɛθ/, /ɡwaˈsanaθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsa(ː)nai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsa(ː)nɛθ/
• Rhymes: -anaɨ̯θ

Noun

gwasanaeth m (plural gwasanaethau)

1. service

Usage notes

• Note that despite ending in -iaeth, this word is masculine. See camddealltwriaeth, gwahaniaeth, gwlybaniaeth and lluniaeth for similar rare examples of this.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwasanaeth	wasanaeth	ngwasanaeth	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwasanaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies