treiglad
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (North Wales) treigliad
Etymology
From treiglo (“to mutate”) + -ad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrei̯ɡlad/
- Rhymes: -ei̯ɡlad
Noun
treiglad m (plural treigladau)
- (linguistics, countable) a mutation
- 1996, Peter Wynn Thomas, Gramadeg y Gymraeg, Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, page 683:
- Er mor sylfaenol yw treiglo i ramadeg y Gymraeg, dim ond ar naw cytsain y gall effeithio. Y mae'r newidiadau'n ymddosbarthu'n dair prif gyfres o dreigladau, sef: i. y treiglad meddal, ii. y treiglad trwynol, a iii. y treiglad llaes.
- Despite mutation being so fundamental to Welsh grammar, it can only affect nine consonants. The changes are classified into three main series o mutations, namely: i. the soft mutation, ii. the nasal mutation and iii. the aspirate mutation.
- (obsolete) inflection
- Synonym: ffurfdroad
Usage notes
The word treiglad is used to refer to a particular kind or instance of mutation. However as is practice in Welsh grammar, when referring the concept or process of mutation, the verbnoun treiglo is used as a masculine noun.
Derived terms
- treiglad caled (“hard mutation”) (English)
- treiglad cymysg (“mixed mutation”) (English)
- treiglad cyswllt (“connective mutation”) (English)
- treiglad llaes (“aspirate mutation”) (English)
- treiglad meddal (“soft mutation”) (English)
- treiglad sangiadol (“parenthetical mutation”) (English)
- treiglad swyddogaethol (“functional mutation”) (English)
- treiglad trwynol (“nasal mutation”) (English)
- treigladol (“mutational”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| treiglad | dreiglad | nhreiglad | threiglad |
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), “treiglad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies