ysbyty

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yspyty, a compound of yspyt + ty (“house”) (modern tŷ). The first element is from Proto-Brythonic *öspɨd, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality; inn”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈbətɨ̞/, [əsˈpətɨ̞]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsbətɨ̞/, [ˈspətɨ̞]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈbəti/, [əsˈpəti]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsbəti/, [ˈspəti]
  • Rhymes: -ətɨ̞

Noun

ysbyty m (plural ysbytai)

  1. a hospital

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysbyty
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ysbyty unchanged unchanged hysbyty

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “ysbyty”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysbyty”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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