ugeiniau

Welsh

Etymology

ugain (“[one] score, twenty”) +‎ -iau

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njɛ/, /ɪˈɡei̯nja/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɪˈɡei̯njai̯/

Usage notes

  • Despite being written as u, the initial vowel here is /ɪ/ in north Wales.

Noun

ugeiniau pl

  1. (plural only) twenties

Mutation

Mutated forms of ugeiniau
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ugeiniau unchanged unchanged hugeiniau

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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