pythefnos

Welsh

Alternative forms

• pumthefnos, pymthegnos, pumpthegnos, pymthengnos, pysewnoth, pysownoth (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh petheunos, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨmθeβ̃noɨθ (with loss of /m/ by dissimilation from /β̃/ and with attraction to nos (“night”)), from Proto-Celtic *kʷinkʷe-de(k)m noxtes (literally “fifteen nights”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈθɛvnɔs/
• Rhymes: -ɛvnɔs

Noun

pythefnos m or f (plural pythefnosau)

1. fortnight

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pythefnos	bythefnos	mhythefnos	phythefnos
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• wythnos (“week”)

Further reading

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