mantais

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English vantage, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: melfaréd (“velveret”), melfed (“velvet”), mursen (“coquette; damselfly”), menter (“venture”)).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmantai̯s/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmantɛs/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmantai̯s/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmantɛs/

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• Rhymes: -antai̯s

Noun

mantais f (plural manteision or manteisiau)

1. advantage

   Synonym: achlysur

   Antonym: anfantais

Derived terms

• manteisio (“to take advantage”)
• manteisiol (“advantageous”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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