adeiladaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From adeilad (“building”) +‎ -aeth.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈladaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈladɛθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈla(ː)dai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌadei̯ˈla(ː)dɛθ/

Noun

adeiladaeth f (plural adeiladaethau)

1. construction

   Synonym: saernïaeth

2. architecture

   Synonym: pensaernïaeth

3. (figurative) edification

Mutation

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

Further reading

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