cyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth

Welsh

Etymology

cyfrwng +‎ darostyngedigaeth

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌkəv.rʊŋ.ˌða.rɔs.ˌdə.ŋɛ.ˈdɪ.ɡaɨ̯θ/, [ˌkʰəvrʊŋˌðarɔsˌtəŋɛˈdɪɡaɨ̯θ]
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌkəv.rʊŋ.ˌða.rɔs.ˌdə.ŋɛ.ˈdɪ.ɡɛθ/, [ˌkʰəvrʊŋˌðarɔsˌtəŋɛˈdɪɡɛθ]
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌkəv.rʊŋ.ˌða.rɔs.ˌdə.ŋɛ.ˈdiː.ɡai̯θ/, [ˌkəvrʊŋˌðarɔsˌtəŋɛˈdiːɡai̯θ], /ˌkəv.rʊŋ.ˌða.rɔs.ˌdə.ŋɛ.ˈdɪ.ɡai̯θ/, [ˌkəvrʊŋˌðarɔsˌtəŋɛˈdɪɡai̯θ]
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌkəv.rʊŋ.ˌða.rɔs.ˌdə.ŋɛ.ˈdiː.ɡɛθ/, [ˌkəvrʊŋˌðarɔsˌtəŋɛˈdiːɡɛθ], /ˌkəv.rʊŋ.ˌða.rɔs.ˌdə.ŋɛ.ˈdɪ.ɡɛθ/, [ˌkəvrʊŋˌðarɔsˌtəŋɛˈdɪɡɛθ]
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡaɨ̯θ

Noun

cyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth f (plural cyfrwngddarostyngedigaethau)

  1. intercession

Usage notes
  • This is the longest word in Welsh, according to the dictionary Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.[1]

Synonyms
  • (intercession): cyfryngdod, eiriolaeth

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth gyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth nghyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth chyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. https://twitter.com/geiriadur/status/559671908300783616?lang=en-gb
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfrwngddarostyngedigaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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