lluniaeth
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
llunio (“to form, to fashion”) + -aeth
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬɨ̞njaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬɨ̞njɛθ/, /ˈɬɨ̞njaθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬɨ̞njai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬɨ̞njɛθ/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞jnaɨ̯θ
Noun[edit]
lluniaeth m (plural lluniaethoedd or lluniaethau)
- (dated) arrangement, ordering
- refreshment
- Synonym: ymborth
- refreshments
- Gweinir lluniaeth ysgafn.
- Light refreshments served.
Usage notes[edit]
- Note that despite ending in -iaeth, this word is masculine. See camddealltwriaeth, gwahaniaeth gwasanaeth and gwlybaniaeth for similar rare examples of this.
- The plural forms are rare.
Derived terms[edit]
- rhagluniaeth (“providence”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
lluniaeth | luniaeth | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lluniaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies