barwniaeth

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • barwnaeth

Etymology

barwn (baron) +‎ -iaeth.

Pronunciation

Noun

barwniaeth f (plural barwniaethau)

  1. (uncountable) barony, baronship, the state of being a baron
  2. (countable) barony, baronage (a number of barons as a collective body)
    Synonym: (literary) brehyriaeth
  3. (countable) barony (administrative division)

Mutation

Mutated forms of barwniaeth
radical soft nasal aspirate
barwniaeth farwniaeth marwniaeth unchanged

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “baronage”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “barony”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “barwniaeth”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “barwniaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies