menter

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English venture, back-formed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation as in mantais (advantage), melfed (velvet).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

menter m or f (plural mentrau)

  1. initiative, venture

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
menter fenter 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), “menter”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies