angau

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh angheu, from Proto-Brythonic *ankow, from Proto-Celtic *ankus.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋɛ/, /ˈaŋa/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋɛ/

Noun

angau m (plural angheuoedd)

1. (literary) death

   Synonyms: marwolaeth, tranc

Derived terms

• Angau (“Ankou”, personification of death)
• angel angau (“angel of death”)
• angheuol (“fatal, lethal”)
• gwely angau (“death bed”)
• sbot angau (“liver spot”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
angau	unchanged	unchanged	hangau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.