enghraifft

Welsh

Etymology

Variant of anghraifft, alteration of Middle Welsh agreith, from Proto-Brythonic *aŋkrėθ, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *increptus, from Latin increpitus, past participle of increpō (“to upbraid”); prefix in- (“in, against”) + crepō (“to talk noisily”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rai̯fd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rai̯ft]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rɛfd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rɛft]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rai̯fd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rai̯ft]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛŋ̊rɛfd/, [ˈɛŋ̊rɛft], /ˈɛŋrɛfd/, [ˈɛŋrɛft]

Noun

enghraifft f (plural enghreifftiau)

  1. example
    Synonym: esiampl

Abbreviations

Mutation

Mutated forms of enghraifft
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
enghraifft unchanged unchanged henghraifft

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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