chwecheiniog
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chwe (“six”) + ceiniog (“penny”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwɛˈχei̯njɔɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /χwɛˈχei̯njɔɡ/
Noun
[edit]chwecheiniog f (plural chwecheiniogau, diminutive chwecheiniogyn, not mutable)
- (historical) sixpence
- (historical) sixpenny bit
- Synonyms: chwecheiniogyn, pisyn chwech, sei, tester
See also
[edit]- ffyrling (“farthing”)
- dimai (“halfpenny”)
- ceiniog (“penny”)
- dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
- swllt (“shilling”)
- hanner coron (“half-crown”)
- coron (“crown”)
- sofren (“sovereign”)
- gini (“guinea”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| chwecheiniog | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwecheiniog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies