e-bost

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ebost

Etymology

Partial calque of English e-mail, from English e- +‎ post (“mail”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛbɔsd/, [ˈɛbɔst]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈeːbɔsd/, [ˈeːbɔst], /ˈɛbɔsd/, [ˈɛbɔst]

Noun

e-bost m (plural e-byst or e-bostiau or e-bostiadau)

1. email

Usage notes

Although still officially written with a hyphen, this word is usually pronounced nowadays as if the hyphen were unwritten, i.e. with the stress on the first syllable.

Derived terms

• atodiad e-bost (“email attachment”)
• e-bostio (“to email”)
• e-bost sothach (“junk email”)
• neges e-bost (“email (message)”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
e-bost	unchanged	unchanged	he-bost
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), “e-bost”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies