dosbarth

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dosparth; By surface analysis, du- +‎ gosbarth, gwosbarth (“order, rule, government”), the latter from gos- (“meaningless prefix”) +‎ parth (“zone, region, part”), with gos-, gwos- from Proto-Celtic *wo-eks (“onomatopoeia for an explosion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔsbarθ/, [ˈdɔsparθ]

Noun

dosbarth m (plural dosbarthau or dosbarthion or dosbeirth)

  1. (school) class, grade, year, form
  2. class, category, division
  3. class (social grouping)
  4. district, division, region
  5. (taxonomy) class

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dosbarth ddosbarth nosbarth unchanged
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), “dosbarth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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