algebra

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin algebra, from the Arabic word الْجَبْر (al-jabr, reunion, resetting of broken parts) in the title of al-Khwarizmi's influential work الْكِتَاب الْمُخْتَصَر فِي حِسَاب الْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة (al-kitāb al-muḵtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa-l-muqābala, The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæl.dʒɪ.bɹə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæl.d͡ʒɪ.bɹə/, /ˈæl.d͡ʒə.bɹə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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algebra (countable and uncountable, plural algebras)

  1. (uncountable, mathematics) Elementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.
  2. (uncountable, mathematics, sometimes capitalized) Abstract algebra: A broad field of study in modern mathematics (often mentioned alongside analysis) loosely characterized by its concern for abstraction and symmetry, dealing with the behavior, classification, and application of a large class of objects (called algebraic structures) and the maps between them (called, most generally, morphisms).
  3. (countable, mathematics, algebra) Any of several objects of study in Algebra
    1. A universal algebra.
    2. An algebraic structure consisting of a module over a commutative ring (or a vector space over a field) along with an additional binary operation that is bilinear over module (or vector) addition and scalar multiplication.
      Synonyms: algebra over a field, algebra over a ring
  4. (countable, set theory, mathematical analysis) A collection of subsets of a given set, such that this collection contains the empty set, and the collection is closed under unions and complements (and thereby also under intersections and differences).
    Synonyms: field of sets, algebra of sets
    Hypernym: ring
    Hyponym: σ-algebra
  5. (figurative) A system or process (especially one that is complex or convoluted) that substitutes one thing for another, or uses signs or symbols to represent concepts or ideas.
    • 1663, William Clark, edited by William Hugh Logan, Marciano; or, The discovery: A tragi-comedy[3], Edinburgh: Reprinted for Private Circulation, published 1871, →ISBN, page 13:
      Fly ! Fly ! avaunt with that base cowardly gibbrish ; That Algebra of honour ; which had never Been nam'd, if all had equal courage—what?
  6. (uncountable, medicine, historical, rare) The surgical treatment of a dislocated or fractured bone. Also (countable): a dislocation or fracture.
    • a1420, The British Museum Additional MS, 12,056, “Wounds complicated by the Dislocation of a Bone”, in Robert von Fleischhacker, editor, Lanfranc's "Science of cirurgie."[4], London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, translation of original by Lanfranc of Milan, published 1894, →ISBN, page 63:
      Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra.
    • 1987, John Newsome Crossley, “Latency”, in The emergence of number[5], Singapore: World Scientific, →ISBN, Al-Khwarizwi, page 65:
      Algebra is used today by surgeons to mean bone-setting, i.e. the restoration of bones, and the idea of restoration is present in the mathematical context, too.

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr, reunion, resetting of broken parts); see also the English algebra.

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algebra f

  1. algebra

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Further reading

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  • algebra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • algebra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr).

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algebra c (singular definite algebraen, not used in plural form)

  1. (mathematics) algebra (using symbols)
  2. (mathematics) algebra (study of algebraical structures)

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch algebra, from Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.ɣəˌbraː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: al‧ge‧bra

Noun

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algebra f (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics) algebra
    Synonyms: stelkunde, stelkunst

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From New Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɡebrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɡe̞brɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɡebrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): al‧geb‧ra

Noun

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algebra

  1. algebra

Declension

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Inflection of algebra (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative algebra algebrat
genitive algebran algebrien
algebroiden
algebroitten
partitive algebraa algebria
algebroita
illative algebraan algebriin
algebroihin
singular plural
nominative algebra algebrat
accusative nom. algebra algebrat
gen. algebran
genitive algebran algebrien
algebroiden
algebroitten
algebrojen rare
algebrain rare
partitive algebraa algebria
algebroita
algebroja rare
inessive algebrassa algebroissa
algebrissa
elative algebrasta algebroista
algebrista
illative algebraan algebriin
algebroihin
adessive algebralla algebroilla
algebrilla
ablative algebralta algebroilta
algebrilta
allative algebralle algebroille
algebrille
essive algebrana algebroina
algebrina
translative algebraksi algebroiksi
algebriksi
abessive algebratta algebroitta
algebritta
instructive algebroin
algebrin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of algebra (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative algebrani algebrani
accusative nom. algebrani algebrani
gen. algebrani
genitive algebrani algebrieni
algebroideni
algebroitteni
algebrojeni rare
algebraini rare
partitive algebraani algebriani
algebroitani
algebrojani rare
inessive algebrassani algebroissani
algebrissani
elative algebrastani algebroistani
algebristani
illative algebraani algebriini
algebroihini
adessive algebrallani algebroillani
algebrillani
ablative algebraltani algebroiltani
algebriltani
allative algebralleni algebroilleni
algebrilleni
essive algebranani algebroinani
algebrinani
translative algebrakseni algebroikseni
algebrikseni
abessive algebrattani algebroittani
algebrittani
instructive
comitative algebroineni
algebrineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative algebrasi algebrasi
accusative nom. algebrasi algebrasi
gen. algebrasi
genitive algebrasi algebriesi
algebroidesi
algebroittesi
algebrojesi rare
algebraisi rare
partitive algebraasi algebriasi
algebroitasi
algebrojasi rare
inessive algebrassasi algebroissasi
algebrissasi
elative algebrastasi algebroistasi
algebristasi
illative algebraasi algebriisi
algebroihisi
adessive algebrallasi algebroillasi
algebrillasi
ablative algebraltasi algebroiltasi
algebriltasi
allative algebrallesi algebroillesi
algebrillesi
essive algebranasi algebroinasi
algebrinasi
translative algebraksesi algebroiksesi
algebriksesi
abessive algebrattasi algebroittasi
algebrittasi
instructive
comitative algebroinesi
algebrinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative algebramme algebramme
accusative nom. algebramme algebramme
gen. algebramme
genitive algebramme algebriemme
algebroidemme
algebroittemme
algebrojemme rare
algebraimme rare
partitive algebraamme algebriamme
algebroitamme
algebrojamme rare
inessive algebrassamme algebroissamme
algebrissamme
elative algebrastamme algebroistamme
algebristamme
illative algebraamme algebriimme
algebroihimme
adessive algebrallamme algebroillamme
algebrillamme
ablative algebraltamme algebroiltamme
algebriltamme
allative algebrallemme algebroillemme
algebrillemme
essive algebranamme algebroinamme
algebrinamme
translative algebraksemme algebroiksemme
algebriksemme
abessive algebrattamme algebroittamme
algebrittamme
instructive
comitative algebroinemme
algebrinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative algebranne algebranne
accusative nom. algebranne algebranne
gen. algebranne
genitive algebranne algebrienne
algebroidenne
algebroittenne
algebrojenne rare
algebrainne rare
partitive algebraanne algebrianne
algebroitanne
algebrojanne rare
inessive algebrassanne algebroissanne
algebrissanne
elative algebrastanne algebroistanne
algebristanne
illative algebraanne algebriinne
algebroihinne
adessive algebrallanne algebroillanne
algebrillanne
ablative algebraltanne algebroiltanne
algebriltanne
allative algebrallenne algebroillenne
algebrillenne
essive algebrananne algebroinanne
algebrinanne
translative algebraksenne algebroiksenne
algebriksenne
abessive algebrattanne algebroittanne
algebrittanne
instructive
comitative algebroinenne
algebrinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative algebransa algebransa
accusative nom. algebransa algebransa
gen. algebransa
genitive algebransa algebriensa
algebroidensa
algebroittensa
algebrojensa rare
algebrainsa rare
partitive algebraansa algebriaan
algebroitaan
algebriansa
algebroitansa
algebrojaan rare
algebrojansa rare
inessive algebrassaan
algebrassansa
algebroissaan
algebrissaan
algebroissansa
algebrissansa
elative algebrastaan
algebrastansa
algebroistaan
algebristaan
algebroistansa
algebristansa
illative algebraansa algebriinsa
algebroihinsa
adessive algebrallaan
algebrallansa
algebroillaan
algebrillaan
algebroillansa
algebrillansa
ablative algebraltaan
algebraltansa
algebroiltaan
algebriltaan
algebroiltansa
algebriltansa
allative algebralleen
algebrallensa
algebroilleen
algebrilleen
algebroillensa
algebrillensa
essive algebranaan
algebranansa
algebroinaan
algebrinaan
algebroinansa
algebrinansa
translative algebrakseen
algebraksensa
algebroikseen
algebrikseen
algebroiksensa
algebriksensa
abessive algebrattaan
algebrattansa
algebroittaan
algebrittaan
algebroittansa
algebrittansa
instructive
comitative algebroineen
algebrineen
algebroinensa
algebrinensa

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compounds

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒlɡɛbrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: al‧geb‧ra
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Noun

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algebra

  1. (mathematics) algebra (a system for computation using letters or other symbols to represent numbers, with rules for manipulating these symbols)
  2. (education) algebra (the study of algebra as a school subject)
    Tudnál segíteni algebrában?Could you help me with my algebra?

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative algebra algebrák
accusative algebrát algebrákat
dative algebrának algebráknak
instrumental algebrával algebrákkal
causal-final algebráért algebrákért
translative algebrává algebrákká
terminative algebráig algebrákig
essive-formal algebraként algebrákként
essive-modal
inessive algebrában algebrákban
superessive algebrán algebrákon
adessive algebránál algebráknál
illative algebrába algebrákba
sublative algebrára algebrákra
allative algebrához algebrákhoz
elative algebrából algebrákból
delative algebráról algebrákról
ablative algebrától algebráktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
algebráé algebráké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
algebráéi algebrákéi
Possessive forms of algebra
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. algebrám algebráim
2nd person sing. algebrád algebráid
3rd person sing. algebrája algebrái
1st person plural algebránk algebráink
2nd person plural algebrátok algebráitok
3rd person plural algebrájuk algebráik

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References

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  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

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  • algebra in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • algebra in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Etymology

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From Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr, reunion, resetting of broken parts).

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Noun

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algebra f (plural algebre)

  1. algebra
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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr, reunion, resetting of broken parts).

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algebra f (genitive algebrae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) algebra

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative algebra algebrae
Genitive algebrae algebrārum
Dative algebrae algebrīs
Accusative algebram algebrās
Ablative algebrā algebrīs
Vocative algebra algebrae

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Latvian

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 algebra on Latvian Wikipedia
Algebras formula

Etymology

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Via other European languages, ultimately from Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr, reunion, resetting of broken parts) in the title of al-Khwarizmi's influential work الْكِتَاب الْمُخْتَصَر فِي حِسَاب اَلْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة (al-kitāb al-muḵtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa-l-muqābala, The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing).

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algebra f (4th declension)

  1. algebra is a branch of mathematics that studies generic numbers ('variables') regardless of their actual numeric value; the corresponding school subject
    algebras formulaalgebraic formula
    algebras specialistsalgebra specialist
    algebras mācību grāmataalgebra textbook
    algebras stundaalgebra class, lesson
    risināt, atrisināt algebras uzdevumuto solve an algebra problem
    algebra ir viena no matematikas pamatnozarēmalgebra is one of the fundamental branches of mathematics

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr), via Medieval Latin algebra.

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algebra m (definite singular algebraen, indefinite plural algebraer, definite plural algebraene)

  1. (mathematics) algebra
  2. an algebra textbook

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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From Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr), via Medieval Latin algebra.

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algebra m (definite singular algebraen, indefinite plural algebraer, definite plural algebraene)

  1. (mathematics) algebra
  2. an algebra textbook

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English algebra. Possibly borrowed from German Algebra, French algèbre, or Spanish álgebra, ultimately from Medieval Latin algebra, from Arabic الْجَبْر (al-jabr) “reunion”, “resetting of broken parts”, used in the title of al-Khwarizmi’s influential work الْكِتَاب الْمُخْتَصَر فِي حِسَاب الْجَبْر وَالْمُقَابَلَة (al-kitāb al-muḵtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-jabr wa-l-muqābala, the compendious book on restoration and equating like with like).[1][2] First attested in 1654–1676.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alˈɡɛ.bra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛbra
  • Syllabification: al‧ge‧bra

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algebra f

  1. algebra (field of mathematics)

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adjective
adverb
nouns

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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “algebra”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “algebra”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (06.05.2009) “ALGEBRA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ǎlɡeːbra/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ge‧bra

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àlgēbra f (Cyrillic spelling а̀лге̄бра)

  1. algebra

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Further reading

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  • algebra”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Spanish

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Noun

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algebra

  1. Misspelling of álgebra.

Swedish

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Noun

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algebra c

  1. (mathematics) algebra

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Welsh

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Noun

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algebra m or f (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics) algebra
    Synonym: (obsolete) alsoddeg

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

References

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  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[7] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “algebra”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies