chwecheiniog
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
chwe (“six”) + ceiniog (“penny”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwɛˈχei̯njɔɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /χwɛˈχei̯njɔɡ/
Noun[edit]
chwecheiniog f (plural chwecheiniogau, diminutive chwecheiniogyn, not mutable)
- (historical) sixpence
- (historical) sixpenny bit
- Synonyms: chwecheiniogyn, pisyn chwech, sei, tester
See also[edit]
- ffyrling (“farthing”)
- dimai (“halfpenny”)
- ceiniog (“penny”)
- dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
- swllt (“shilling”)
- hanner coron (“half-crown”)
- coron (“crown”)
- sofren (“sovereign”)
- gini (“guinea”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| chwecheiniog | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwecheiniog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies