meddygaeth

Welsh

Alternative forms

• meddygiaeth

Etymology

meddyg +‎ -aeth

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /mɛˈðəɡaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /mɛˈðəɡɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /mɛˈðəɡai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /mɛˈðəɡɛθ/

Noun

meddygaeth f (plural meddygaethau)

1. medicine (profession or field of study)

Related terms

• meddyginiaeth f (“medicine, drug”)
• meddygol (“medical”, adjective)

Mutation

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