nhain
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n̥ai̯n/
Noun
nhain
- (North Wales, colloquial) Aspirate mutation of nain.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| nain | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Usage notes
In standard Welsh, N is not affected by the aspirate mutation. However, some, especially northern, dialects employ a non-standard aspirate mutation of nain to nhain. In practice, this only occurs after the determiner ei (“her”). See also mam to mham for a similar example.