gymnasteg

Welsh

Etymology

From English gymnastics +‎ -eg, from Ancient Greek γυμνασία (gumnasía, “athletic training, exercise”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, careful) IPA(key): /ɡɨ̞mˈnasdɛɡ/, [ɡɨ̞mˈnastɛɡ]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɨ̞mˈnasdɛɡ/, [d͡ʒɨ̞mˈnastɛɡ]
  • (South Wales, careful) IPA(key): /ɡɪmˈnasdɛɡ/, [ɡɪmˈnastɛɡ]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪmˈnasdɛɡ/, [d͡ʒɪmˈnastɛɡ]

Noun

gymnasteg f (uncountable)

  1. gymnastics

Derived terms

  • gymnasteg addysgol (“eductional gymnastics”)
  • gymnasteg ffurfiol (“eductional gymnastics”)
  • gymnastaidd (“gymnastic”)
  • gymnastwr (“gymnast”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gymnasteg
radical soft nasal aspirate
gymnasteg unchanged△ ngymnasteg unchanged

△Irregular.

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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