noswaith
Welsh
Etymology
nos (“night”) + gwaith f (“time, occasion”)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnɔswai̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnɔswɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈnɔswai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈnɔswɛθ/
- Rhymes: -ɔswai̯θ
Noun
noswaith f (plural nosweithiau, not mutable)
- evening (time of day)
Derived terms
- noswaith dda (“good evening”)
Related terms
- nos (“night”)
- noson (“evening; night”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “noswaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies