dealltwriaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From deall +‎ -wriaeth. For the infixed t, see the northern Welsh version of deall, dallt.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛ.aɬˈdʊrjaɨ̯θ/, [ˌdɛ.aɬˈtʊrjaɨ̯θ]
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛ.aɬˈdʊrjɛθ/, [ˌdɛ.aɬˈtʊrjɛθ], /ˌdɛ.aɬˈdʊrjaθ/, [ˌdɛ.aɬˈtʊrjaθ]
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛ.aɬˈdʊrjai̯θ/, [ˌdɛ.aɬˈtʊrjai̯θ]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛ.aɬˈdʊrjɛθ/, [ˌdɛ.aɬˈtʊrjɛθ]
• Rhymes: -ʊrjaɨ̯θ

Noun

dealltwriaeth f (plural dealltwriaethau)

1. intelligence, understanding, intellect

Derived terms

• camddealltwriaeth (“misunderstanding”)
• dealltwriaethol (“intellectual”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dealltwriaeth	ddealltwriaeth	nealltwriaeth	unchanged
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), “dealltwriaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies