pregeth

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pregeth, from Proto-Brythonic *pregeθ, from Latin praeceptum (“teaching, precept”); compare Old Irish precept (“preaching”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈprɛɡɛθ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprɛɡaθ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpreːɡɛθ/, /ˈprɛɡɛθ/

Noun

pregeth m or f (plural pregethau or pregethoedd)

1. sermon
2. (figurative) admonition, lecture

Derived terms

• pregethu (“to preach”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pregeth	bregeth	mhregeth	phregeth
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), “pregeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies