pedair
Welsh
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Cardinal (feminine): pedair Cardinal (masculine): pedwar Ordinal (feminine): pedwaredd Ordinal (masculine): pedwerydd Ordinal abbreviation (feminine): 4edd Ordinal abbreviation (masculine): 4ydd Multiplier: pedwarplyg | ||
Welsh Wikipedia article on 4 |
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *kʷetesres, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷétesres, feminine of *kʷetwóres. Compare Cornish peder.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpɛdai̯r/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpɛdɛr/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈpeːdai̯r/, /ˈpɛdai̯r/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈpeːdɛr/, /ˈpɛdɛr/
Numeral
editpedair f
Usage notes
edit- pedair is used only before grammatically feminine nouns.
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pedair | bedair | mhedair | phedair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pedair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies