gwlybaniaeth

Welsh

Etymology

gwlyb (“wet”) +‎ -aniaeth

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwləˈbanjaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwləˈbanjɛθ/, /ɡwləˈbanjaθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwləˈbanjai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwləˈbanjɛθ/
• Rhymes: -anjaɨ̯θ

Noun

gwlybaniaeth m (uncountable)

1. moisture, damp, wet

   Synonyms: damprwydd, lleithder, lleithdra

Usage notes

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

Mutation

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