meddalwedd wystlo

Welsh

Etymology

meddalwedd (“software”) +‎ gwystlo (“to pledge, to deposit as security for money”) (cf. gwystl (“hostage”))

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˌðalwɛð ˈwɨ̞sdlɔ/, [mɛˌðalˠwɛð ˈwɨ̞stlˠɔ]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˌðalwɛð ˈwɪsdlɔ/, [mɛˌðalˠwɛð ˈwɪstlˠɔ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞sdlɔ

Noun

meddalwedd wystlo f (uncountable)

  1. ransomware

Mutation

Mutated forms of meddalwedd wystlo
radical soft nasal aspirate
meddalwedd wystlo feddalwedd wystlo unchanged unchanged

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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