cenhedlaeth
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cenedl (“generation”) + -aeth.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlɛθ/
- Rhymes: -ɛdlaɨ̯θ
Noun[edit]
cenhedlaeth f (plural cenedlaethau)
Usage notes[edit]
- Note that in the modern language, the adjectival form cenedlaethol means "national" and so derives from an archaic meaning of cenhedlaeth as "nation". The contemporary word for "nation" is cenedl.
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cenhedlaeth | genhedlaeth | nghenhedlaeth | chenhedlaeth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cenhedlaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies