wyth ar ddeugain

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Welsh[edit]

Welsh numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  47 48 49  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (vigesimal): deugain ac wyth, wyth ar ddeugain
    Cardinal (decimal): pedwar deg wyth
    Ordinal: deugain ac wythfed
    Ordinal abbreviation: 48fed

Etymology[edit]

From wyth (eight) +‎ ar (on) +‎ deugain (forty).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌuːɨ̯θ ar ˈðei̯ɡai̯n/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌʊi̯θ ar ˈhɪɡai̯n/, /ˌʊi̯θ ar ˈðei̯ɡai̯n/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌʊi̯θ ar ˈhɪɡɛn/, /ˌʊi̯θ ar ˈðei̯ɡɛn/

Usage notes[edit]

  • Despite being written as u, the vowel here is /i̯/ in all parts of Wales.

Numeral[edit]

wyth ar ddeugain

  1. (cardinal number) forty eight
    Synonyms: pedwar deg wyth, deugain ac wyth
    • Mae wyth morwr ar ddeugain ar y llong.[1]
      There are 48 sailors on the ship.

Mutation[edit]

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

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