gwybodaeth

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From gwybod +‎ -aeth.

Pronunciation

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  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɡwəˈbɔdaɨ̯θ/, /ɡwɨ̞ˈbɔdaɨ̯θ/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɡʊi̯ˈboːdai̯θ/, /ɡʊi̯ˈbɔdai̯θ/, /ɡwəˈboːdai̯θ/, /ɡwəˈbɔdai̯θ/, /ɡwɪˈboːdai̯θ/, /ɡwɪˈbɔdai̯θ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡʊi̯ˈboːdɛθ/, /ɡʊi̯ˈbɔdɛθ/, /ɡwəˈboːdɛθ/, /ɡwəˈbɔdɛθ/, /ɡwɪˈboːdɛθ/, /ɡwɪˈbɔdɛθ/
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Usage notes

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Due to a number of variables i.e. the varying pronunciations of "wy", monophthongization of final /aɨ̯, ai̯/ and the possible presence of long penultimate vowels, this term has a number of both standard and colloquial pronunciations.

Noun

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gwybodaeth f (usually uncountable, plural gwybodaethau)

  1. information
    Synonyms: hysbysrwydd, manag
  2. knowledge

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwybodaeth wybodaeth ngwybodaeth unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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