unigrywiaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From unigryw (“unique”) +‎ -iaeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɪu̯jaɨ̯θ/, /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɨ̞u̯jaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɪu̯jɛθ/, /ˌɨ̞nɪɡˈrɨ̞u̯jɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnɪɡˈrɪu̯jai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnɪɡˈrɪu̯jɛθ/

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Noun

unigrywiaeth f (uncountable)

1. uniqueness

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
unigrywiaeth	unchanged	unchanged	hunigrywiaeth
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), “unigrywiaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies