maen prawf
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From maen (“stone”) + prawf (“test”), "test stone".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌmaːɨ̯n ˈprau̯v/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌmai̯n ˈprau̯v/
Noun
[edit]maen prawf m (plural meini prawf)
- touchstone
- (sports) stone for putting or lifting
- criterion
Usage notes
[edit]This is mostly used in the plural meini prawf (“criteria”).
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| maen prawf | faen prawf | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maen prawf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies