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

Mutated forms of abaty

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
abaty	unchanged	unchanged	habaty

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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