amrywiaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From amryw (“various, diverse, different”) +‎ -iaeth.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /amˈrɪu̯jaɨ̯ð/, /amˈrɨu̯jaɨ̯ð/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /amˈrɪu̯jɛθ/, /amˈrɨu̯jɛθ/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /amˈrɪu̯jai̯θ/

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Noun

amrywiaeth m (plural amrywiaethau)

  1. variety, diversity

Mutation

Mutated forms of amrywiaeth
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amrywiaeth unchanged unchanged hamrywiaeth

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “amrywiaeth”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amrywiaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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