Aberdaugleddau

Welsh

Etymology

From aber (“estuary, mouth”) +‎ dau (“two”) +‎ Cleddau (“(River) Cleddau”); literally "mouth of the two Cleddaus" in reference to meeting point of the Cleddau Wen (“White Cleddau River”) and Cleddau Ddu (“Black Cleddau River”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛðaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛðɛ/, /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛða/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡleːðai̯/, /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡlɛðai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡleːðɛ/, /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡlɛðɛ/

Proper noun

Aberdaugleddau f

  1. Milford Haven (a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Aberdaugleddau
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Aberdaugleddau unchanged unchanged Haberdaugleddau

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

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