busnes

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English business.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɨ̞s.nɛs/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbɨ̞s.nas/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪs.nɛs/, /ˈbɪz.nɛs/

Noun

busnes m or f (plural busnesion or busneson or busnesau or busnesoedd)

1. business, affairs

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
busnes	fusnes	musnes	unchanged
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), “busnes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies