gwasanaeth

Welsh

gwas (“servant”) +‎ -aeth (forming abstract nouns)

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsanaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsanɛθ/, /ɡwaˈsanaθ/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsa(ː)nai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈsa(ː)nɛθ/
Rhymes: -anaɨ̯θ

gwasanaeth m (plural gwasanaethau)

Note that despite ending in -iaeth, this word is masculine. See camddealltwriaeth, gwahaniaeth, gwlybaniaeth and lluniaeth for similar rare examples of this.

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwasanaeth	wasanaeth	ngwasanaeth	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwasanaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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