pabyddiaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From pabydd (“Catholic, papist”) +‎ -iaeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /paˈbəðjaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /paˈbəðjɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /paˈbəðjai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /paˈbəðjɛθ/

Noun

pabyddiaeth f (uncountable)

1. (sometimes derogatory) popery, papistry, Roman Catholicism

   Synonym: (neutral) Catholigiaeth

Related terms

• pabyddol (“Catholic, papist”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pabyddiaeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pabyddiaeth	babyddiaeth	mhabyddiaeth	phabyddiaeth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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