blynyddoedd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh blwynyðeð (re-formed to the vocalism of blynedd and the suffix -oedd), metathesized from blwyðyneð, plural of blwyðyn (see blwyddyn).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bləˈnəðɔɨ̯ð/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /bləˈnəðɔi̯ð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /bləˈnəðɔð/
- Rhymes: -əðɔɨ̯ð
Noun[edit]
blynyddoedd f pl
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| blynyddoedd | flynyddoedd | mlynyddoedd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 243