Ysbaen

Welsh

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Hispania.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈbaːɨ̯n/, [əsˈpaːɨ̯n]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /əsˈbai̯n/, [əsˈpai̯n]

Noun

Ysbaen m (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of Sbaen (“Spain”)

Derived terms

  • cnau'r Ysbaen (“hazelnuts”)
  • cylion yr Ysbaen (“Spanish flies”)
  • pelydr yr Ysbaen (“Spanish pellitory”)
  • ysbaengi (“spaniel”)
  • Ysbaenaidd, Ysbaenig (“Spanish”)
  • Ysbaeneg (“Spanish language”)
  • ysbaenfarch (“jennet”)
  • Ysbaenwr (“Spaniard”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ysbaen
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Ysbaen unchanged unchanged Hysbaen

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

Further reading

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