ugeiniau
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ugain (“[one] score, twenty”) + -iau
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njɛ/, /ɪˈɡei̯nja/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njɛ/
Usage notes[edit]
- Despite being written as u, the initial vowel here is /ɪ/ in north Wales.
Noun[edit]
ugeiniau pl
- (plural only) twenties
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ugeiniau | unchanged | unchanged | hugeiniau |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||