Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh traethawd, from Proto-Brythonic *traɨθọd, from Latin tractātus.[1] By surface analysis, traethu +‎ -awd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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traethawd m (plural traethodau)

  1. essay, dissertation

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
traethawd draethawd nhraethawd thraethawd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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