e-bost
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Partial calque of English e-mail, from English e- + post (“mail”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛbɔsd/, [ˈɛbɔst]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːbɔsd/, [ˈeːbɔst], /ˈɛbɔsd/, [ˈɛbɔst]
Noun[edit]
e-bost m (plural e-byst or e-bostiau or e-bostiadau)
Usage notes[edit]
Although still officially written with a hyphen, this word is usually pronounced nowadays as if the hyphen were unwritten, i.e. with the stress on the first syllable.
Derived terms[edit]
- atodiad e-bost (“email attachment”)
- e-bostio (“to email”)
- e-bost sothach (“junk email”)
- neges e-bost (“email (message)”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
e-bost | unchanged | unchanged | he-bost |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “e-bost”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies