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
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ugeiniau unchanged unchanged hugeiniau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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