ugain

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh uceint, from Proto-Celtic *wikantī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥t (compare Latin vīgintī) from *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti (“two-ten”). Cognate with Breton ugent, Old Irish fiche.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɡai̯n/
  • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɪɡjan/
• (South Wales) (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡai̯n/, /ˈɪɡai̯n/
  • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡɛn/, /ˈɪɡɛn/

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Usage notes

• Despite being written as u, the initial vowel here is /ɪ/ in north Wales.

Numeral

ugain (ordinal ugeinfed)

1. twenty

Synonyms

• dau ddeg

Noun

ugain m (plural ugeiniau)

1. twenty
2. (numeral) score

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ugain	unchanged	unchanged	hugain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.