pensaernïaeth
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From pen (“head, chief”) + saernïaeth (“architecture, workmanship”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsaɨ̯rˈniː.aɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsɛrˈniː.ɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsai̯rˈniː.ai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsɛrˈniː.ɛθ/
Usage notes edit
Note the unusual pronunciation of the first ae as /aɨ̯, ai̯/ rather than expected /eɨ̯, ei̯/.
Noun edit
pensaernïaeth f (uncountable)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pensaernïaeth | bensaernïaeth | mhensaernïaeth | phensaernïaeth |
| 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), “pensaernïaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies