trawsrywedd

Welsh

Etymology

From traws- + rhywedd (gender), calque of English transgender.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /trau̯sˈrɪu̯ɛð/, /trau̯sˈrɨ̞u̯ɛð/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /trau̯sˈrɪu̯að/, /trau̯sˈrɨ̞u̯að/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /trau̯sˈrɪu̯ɛð/
  • Rhymes: -ɨ̞u̯ɛð

Noun

trawsrywedd m (uncountable)

  1. transgender

Usage notes

This term refers to the state or concept of being transgender rather than to a transgender person. For that, you would say person trawsryweddol.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trawsrywedd drawsrywedd nhrawsrywedd thrawsrywedd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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