deugeiniau

Welsh

Etymology

deugain (two score, forty) + -iau

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njɛ/, /dei̯ˈɡei̯nja/
  • (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njai̯/
    • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /dei̯ˈɡei̯njɛ/, /dɪˈɡei̯njɛ/

Usage notes

  • Despite being written as u, the vowel in the first syllable is /i/ in all parts of Wales.

Noun

deugeiniau m pl

  1. (plural only) forties

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
deugeiniau ddeugeiniau neugeiniau unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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