Cymraeg
Welsh
Etymology
From Cymro + -eg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəmˈrai̯ɡ/
- (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /kəmˈraːɡ/, /kʊmˈraːɡ/
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Usage notes
Despite being written with "ae", the final diphthong here is unexpectedly /ai̯/ in Northern Welsh as well as is usual in Southern Welsh.
Proper noun
Cymraeg f
- Welsh; the Welsh language
Usage notes
- Often takes the definite article: y Gymraeg.
Adjective
Cymraeg (feminine singular Cymraeg, plural Cymraeg, not comparable)
- of the Welsh language.
- Welsh-speaking
- Fy nhad Cymraeg.
- My Welsh-speaking father.
See also
- Cymreig
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Cymraeg | Gymraeg | Nghymraeg | Chymraeg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||