cenhedlaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From cenedl (“generation”) +‎ -aeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kɛnˈhɛdlɛθ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdlaɨ̯θ

Noun

cenhedlaeth f (plural cenedlaethau)

1. generation

Usage notes

• Note that in the modern language, the adjectival form cenedlaethol means "national" and so derives from an archaic meaning of cenhedlaeth as "nation". The contemporary word for "nation" is cenedl.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cenhedlaeth	genhedlaeth	nghenhedlaeth	chenhedlaeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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