treiglad meddal
Welsh
Etymology
From treiglad (“mutation”) + meddal (“soft”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈmɛðal/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈmeːðal/, /ˌtrei̯ɡlad ˈmɛðal/
- Rhymes: -ɛðal
Noun
treiglad meddal m (plural treigladau meddal)
- (linguistics, countable) soft mutation
Related terms
- meddaliad (“lenition”)
- treiglad caled (“hard mutation”)
- treiglad llaes (“aspirate mutation”)
- treiglad trwynol (“nasal mutation”)
- treiglo (“to mutate”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| treiglad meddal | dreiglad meddal | nhreiglad meddal | threiglad meddal |
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 meddal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies