pensaernïaeth
Welsh
Etymology
From pen (“head, chief”) + saernïaeth (“architecture, workmanship”) or pensaer (“architect”) + -ni + -aeth
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsaɨ̯rˈniː.aɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsɛrˈniː.ɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsai̯rˈniː.ai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛnsɛrˈniː.ɛθ/
Usage notes
Note the unusual pronunciation of the first ae as /aɨ̯, ai̯/ rather than expected /eɨ̯, ei̯/.
Noun
pensaernïaeth f (uncountable)
- architecture
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pensaernïaeth | bensaernïaeth | mhensaernïaeth | phensaernïaeth |
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–present), “pensaernïaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies