anfantais
Welsh
Etymology
From an- + mantais (“advantage”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantɛs/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /anˈvantɛs/
Noun
anfantais f (plural anfanteision)
- disadvantage
- Antonym: mantais
Derived terms
- dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
- anfanteisiol (“disadvantageous”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
anfantais | unchanged | unchanged | hanfantais |
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-), “anfantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies