Aberdaugleddau

Welsh

Etymology

From aber (“estuary, mouth”) +‎ dau (“two”) +‎ Cleddau (“(River) Cleddau”); literally "mouth of the two Cleddaus" in reference to meeting point of the Cleddau Wen (“White Cleddau River”) and Cleddau Ddu (“Black Cleddau River”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛðaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛðɛ/, /ˌabɛrdaɨ̯ˈɡlɛða/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡleːðai̯/, /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡlɛðai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡleːðɛ/, /ˌabɛrdai̯ˈɡlɛðɛ/

Proper noun

Aberdaugleddau f

  1. Milford Haven (a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Aberdaugleddau unchanged unchanged Haberdaugleddau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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