deugeiniau
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]deugain (“two score, forty”) + -iau
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njɛ/, /dei̯ˈɡei̯nja/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njɛ/, /dɪˈɡei̯njɛ/
Usage notes
[edit]- Despite being written as u, the vowel in the first syllable is /i/ in all parts of Wales.
Noun
[edit]deugeiniau pl
- (plural only) forties
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| deugeiniau | ddeugeiniau | neugeiniau | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||