Ariannin
Welsh
Etymology
From arian (“silver”) + -in, a calque of Spanish Argentina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /arˈjanɪn/
- (with definite article) IPA(key): /ərarˈjanɪn/
Proper noun
yrAriannin f
- Argentina (a country in South America)
Usage notes
- This country name is always preceded by the definite article yr.
Derived terms
- Gweriniaeth yr Ariannin (“Republic of Argentina”)
Related terms
- Archentaidd (“Argentinian, Argentine”)
- Archentwr (“Argentinian man”)
- Archentwraig (“Argentinian woman”)
- y Wladfa (“the Argentinian Welsh colony”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| Ariannin | unchanged | unchanged | Hariannin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||