mantais

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English vantage, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: melfaréd (velveret), melfed (velvet), mursen (coquette; damselfly), menter (venture)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mantais f (plural manteision or manteisiau)

  1. advantage
    Synonym: achlysur
    Antonym: anfantais

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mantais fantais unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies