cadeiriau

Welsh

Etymology

From cadair (“chair”) +‎ -iau, together with internal vowel change from -air- to -eir- in the root.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kaˈdei̯rjaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kaˈdei̯rjɛ/, /kaˈdei̯rja/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kaˈdei̯rjai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kaˈdei̯rjɛ/, /kaˈdei̯rɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯rjaɨ̯

Noun

cadeiriau f pl

  1. plural of cadair

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cadeiriau gadeiriau nghadeiriau chadeiriau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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