perchentyaeth

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

perchen tŷ (householder) +‎ -aeth[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

perchentyaeth m (uncountable)

  1. the condition of being a householder.
  2. status of a householder.
  3. hospitality
  4. welcome
  5. house-ownership
  6. (politics) distributism (notably as the ideology of Saunders Lewis[2])

Derived terms[edit]

  • perchentyol (distributist, relating to distributism)

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
perchentyaeth berchentyaeth mherchentyaeth pherchentyaeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “perchentyaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ J. Davies (1994) A History of Wales, Penguin, →ISBN, pages 415, 454, 591