amgueddfa

Welsh
FWOTD – 22 May 2021

Etymology

From amguedd (“treasure, wealth”) +‎ -fa, -ma; coined by William Owen Pughe.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌamɡɨ̞ˈɛðva/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˌamɡiˈɛðva/, (colloquial) /ˌamˈɡjɛðva/
  • Rhymes: -ɛðva

Noun

amgueddfa f (plural amgueddfeydd or amgueddfâu or amgueddfaoedd)

  1. museum

Derived terms
  • amgueddfaol (“museum”, adj)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
amgueddfa unchanged unchanged hamgueddfa
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), “amgueddfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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