perchentyaeth

Welsh

Etymology

perchen tŷ (“householder”) +‎ -aeth[1]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛrχɛnˈtɨː.aɨ̯θ/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛrχɛnˈtɨː.ɛθ/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌpɛrχɛnˈtiː.ai̯θ/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌpɛrχɛnˈtiː.ɛθ/

Noun

perchentyaeth m (uncountable)

  1. the condition of being a householder.
  2. status of a householder.
  3. hospitality
  4. welcome
  5. house-ownership
  6. (politics) distributism (notably as the ideology of Saunders Lewis[2])

Derived terms
  • perchentyol (“distributist, relating to distributism”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
perchentyaeth berchentyaeth mherchentyaeth pherchentyaeth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “perchentyaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. J. Davies (1994) A History of Wales, Penguin, →ISBN, pages 415, 454, 591
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