mantais

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English vantage, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: melfaréd (“velveret”), melfed (“velvet”), mursen (“coquette; damselfly”), menter (“venture”)).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmantai̯s/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈmantai̯s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -antai̯s

Noun

mantais f (plural manteision or manteisiau)

  1. advantage
    Synonym: achlysur
    Antonym: anfantais

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of mantais
radical soft nasal aspirate
mantais fantais unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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