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.^[1]

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈbatɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈbati/

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• Rhymes: -atɨ̞

Noun

abaty m (plural abatai)

1. abbey^[2]

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

1. 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
2. Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎ (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 1