gêm
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gem"
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeːm/
- Rhymes: -eːm
Noun
gêm f (plural gemau)
- game, contest
- Gêm ddwl yw criced.[1]
- Cricket is a silly game.
- (sports) match, fixture
- game (hunted animals and birds)
Usage notes
- Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial words, gêm does not undergo soft mutation. Conversely, gêm always undergoes nasal mutation to ngêm. For similar examples, see golff, gini and glwten.
Derived terms
- gêm geiliog f (“cockfight”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| gêm | unchanged△ | ngêm | unchanged |
△Irregular.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gêm, gâm, giâm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies