talaith

Welsh

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Celtic *talu, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“flat ground”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtalai̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtalɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈta(ː)lai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈta(ː)lɛθ/

Noun

talaith f (plural taleithiau)

1. state
2. province

Derived terms

• Taleithiau'r Babaeth (“Papal States”)
• Taleithiau Cydffederal America (“Confederate States of America”)
• taleithiol (“provincial”)
• Unol Daleithiau America (“United States of America”)

Related terms

• tâl

Mutation

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