e-bost

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ebost

Etymology

Partial calque of English e-mail. By surface analysis, e- +‎ post (“mail”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛbɔsd/, [ˈɛbɔst]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːbɔsd/, [ˈeːbɔst], /ˈɛbɔsd/, [ˈɛbɔst]

Noun

e-bost m (plural e-byst or e-bostiau or e-bostiadau)

  1. email

Usage notes

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

  • atodiad e-bost (“email attachment”)
  • e-bostio (“to email”)
  • e-bost sothach (“junk email”)
  • neges e-bost (“email (message)”)

Further reading

  • 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
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