Pontarddulais

English

Etymology

From Welsh Pontarddulais; traditionally spelt Pontardulais.

Proper noun

Pontarddulais

  1. A town and community with a town council in the city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SN5903).

References

Welsh

Etymology

Originally 'Pontardulais', pont (“bridge”) +‎ aber (“mouth”) +‎ Dulais (“(River) Dulais”), misunderstood in the 20th century as pont (“bridge”) +‎ ar (“on”) +‎ Dulais (“(River) Dulais”) (an example of folk etymology).

Proper noun

Pontarddulais f

  1. Pontarddulais (a town and community with a town council in the city and county of Swansea, Wales) (OS grid ref SN5903).

Mutation

Mutated forms of Pontarddulais
radical soft nasal aspirate
Pontarddulais Bontarddulais Mhontarddulais Phontarddulais

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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