cenhedlaeth
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editcenhedlaeth 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
editWelsh mutation | |||
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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