deugeiniau

Welsh

Etymology

deugain (“two score, forty”) +‎ -iau

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njɛ/, /dei̯ˈɡei̯nja/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njɛ/, /dɪˈɡei̯njɛ/

Usage notes

  • Despite being written as u, the vowel in the first syllable is /i/ in all parts of Wales.

Noun

deugeiniau pl

  1. (plural only) forties

Mutation

Mutated forms of deugeiniau
radical soft nasal aspirate
deugeiniau ddeugeiniau neugeiniau unchanged

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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