traeth
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh traeth, from Proto-Brythonic *traɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *traxtus. Cognate with Cornish treth (“beach, sand”), Breton traezh (“sand”), and Irish trácht (“beach”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /traːɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /trai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /traːθ/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ
Noun edit
traeth m (plural traethau)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
traeth | draeth | nhraeth | thraeth |
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), “traeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies