trefedigaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From trefedig (“colonist, settler”) +‎ -aeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡɛθ/

Noun

trefedigaeth f (plural trefedigaethau)

1. a colony (a settlement or governmental unit)

   Synonym: gwladfa

Derived terms

• trefedigaethedd (“colonialism”)
• trefedigaethol (“colonial”)
• trefedigaethu (“colonise”)

Related terms

• cytref (“colony (in biology or chemistry)”)
• nythfa (“colony (of birds or insects)”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trefedigaeth	drefedigaeth	nhrefedigaeth	threfedigaeth
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), “trefedigaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies