treiglad
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From treiglo (“to mutate”) + -ad.
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[edit]treiglad m (plural treigladau)
- (linguistics, countable) a mutation
- 1996, Peter Wynn Thomas, Gramadeg y Gymraeg, Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, page 683:
- Er mor sylfaenol yw treiglo i ramadeg y Gymraeg, dim ond ar naw cytsain y gall effeithio. Y mae'r newidiadau'n ymddosbarthu'n dair prif gyfres o dreigladau, sef: i. y treiglad meddal, ii. y treiglad trwynol, a iii. y treiglad llaes.
- Despite mutation being so fundamental to Welsh grammar, it can only affect nine consonants. The changes are classified into three main series o mutations, namely: i. the soft mutation, ii. the nasal mutation and iii. the aspirate mutation.
- (obsolete) inflection
- Synonym: ffurfdroad
Usage notes
[edit]The word treiglad is used to refer to a particular kind or instance of mutation. However as is practice in Welsh grammar, when referring the concept or process of mutation, the verbnoun treiglo is used as a masculine noun.
Derived terms
[edit]- treiglad caled (“hard mutation”)
- treiglad cymysg (“mixed mutation”)
- treiglad cyswllt (“connective mutation”)
- treiglad llaes (“aspirate mutation”)
- treiglad meddal (“soft mutation”)
- treiglad sangiadol (“parenthetical mutation”)
- treiglad swyddogaethol (“functional mutation”)
- treiglad trwynol (“nasal mutation”)
- treigladol (“mutational”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
treiglad | dreiglad | nhreiglad | threiglad |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “treiglad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies