treiglad llaes
Welsh
Etymology
From treiglad (“mutation”) + llaes (“flowing”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈɬaːɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈɬai̯s/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯s
Noun
treiglad llaes m (plural treigladau llaes)
- (linguistics) aspirate mutation
Related terms
- treiglad meddal (“soft mutation”)
- treiglad trwynol (“nasal mutation”)
- treiglo (“to mutate”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| treiglad llaes | dreiglad llaes | nhreiglad llaes | threiglad llaes |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “treiglad llaes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies