pythefnos
Welsh
Alternative forms
- pumthefnos, pymthegnos, pumpthegnos, pymthengnos, pysewnoth, pysownoth (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Welsh petheunos, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨmθeβ̃noɨθ (with loss of /m/ by dissimilation from /β̃/ and with attraction to nos (“night”)), from Proto-Celtic *kʷinkʷe-de(k)m noxtes (literally “fifteen nights”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈθɛvnɔs/
- Rhymes: -ɛvnɔs
Noun
pythefnos m or f (plural pythefnosau)
- fortnight
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pythefnos | bythefnos | mhythefnos | phythefnos |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also
- wythnos (“week”)
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 99 iv, page 149
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pythefnos”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies