Aberdaugleddau

Welsh

Aberdaugleddau

Etymology

From aber (“estuary, mouth”) +‎ dau (“two”) +‎ Cleddau (“(River) Cleddau”); literally "mouth of the two Cleddaus" in reference to meeting point of the Cleddau Wen (“White Cleddau River”) and Cleddau Ddu (“Black Cleddau River”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛðaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛðɛ/, /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛða/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡleːðai̯/, /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡlɛðai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡleːðɛ/, /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡlɛðɛ/

Proper noun

Aberdaugleddau f

1. Milford Haven (a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales)

Mutation

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