anfantais

Welsh

Etymology

From an- +‎ mantais (“advantage”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /anˈvantɛs/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /anˈvantɛs/

Noun

anfantais f (plural anfanteision)

1. disadvantage

   Antonym: mantais

Derived terms

• dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
• anfanteisiol (“disadvantageous”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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