abaty

Welsh

Etymology

From abad (“abbot”) +‎ tŷ (“house”). Phonetically unlikely to be a direct descendant of Latin abbatīa (which would give a form like *abeidi), but probably influenced by it.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /aˈbatɨ̞/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /aˈbati/
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  • Rhymes: -atɨ̞

Noun

abaty m (plural abatai)

  1. abbey

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

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “abaty”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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