teits

Welsh
Teits

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English tights, from tight, from Old English *þiht, from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, pull”). Doublet of tyn (“tight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tei̯ts/

Noun

teits m pl (no singulative)

  1. (UK) tights / (North America) pantyhose

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
teits deits nheits theits
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), “teits”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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