treiglad llaes

Welsh

Etymology

From treiglad (“mutation”) +‎ llaes (“flowing”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈɬaːɨ̯s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈɬai̯s/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯s

Noun

treiglad llaes m (plural treigladau llaes)

1. (linguistics) aspirate mutation

Related terms

• treiglad meddal (“soft mutation”)
• treiglad trwynol (“nasal mutation”)
• treiglo (“to mutate”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
treiglad llaes	dreiglad llaes	nhreiglad llaes	threiglad llaes
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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