glwten
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
glwten m (usually uncountable, plural glwtenau)
Usage notes
- Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial words, glwten does not undergo soft mutation. Conversely, glwten always undergoes nasal mutation to nglwten. For similar examples, see gêm, gini and golff.
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| glwten | unchanged△ | nglwten | unchanged |
△Irregular.
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), “glwten”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glwten”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies