gwybodaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From gwybod +‎ -aeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwəˈbɔdaɨ̯θ/, /ɡwɨ̞ˈbɔdaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwəˈbɔdɛθ/, /ɡwɨ̞ˈbɔdɛθ/, /ɡʊˈbɔdaɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡʊi̯ˈboːdai̯θ/, /ɡʊi̯ˈbɔdai̯θ/, /ɡwəˈboːdai̯θ/, /ɡwəˈbɔdai̯θ/, /ɡwɪˈboːdai̯θ/, /ɡwɪˈbɔdai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡʊi̯ˈboːdɛθ/, /ɡʊi̯ˈbɔdɛθ/, /ɡwəˈboːdɛθ/, /ɡwəˈbɔdɛθ/, /ɡwɪˈboːdɛθ/, /ɡwɪˈbɔdɛθ/

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Usage notes

Due to a number of variables i.e. the varying pronunciations of "wy", monophthongization of final /aɨ̯, ai̯/ and the possible presence of long penultimate vowels, this term has a number of both standard and colloquial pronunciations.

Noun

gwybodaeth f (usually uncountable, plural gwybodaethau)

1. information

   Synonyms: hysbysrwydd, manag

2. knowledge

Derived terms

• technoleg amgen
• technoleg gwybodaeth

Mutation

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