geneteg
Welsh
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of English genetics + -eg.
Noun
geneteg f (uncountable)
Usage notes
- Like many other unnaturalised, g-initial words, geneteg does not undergo soft mutation. Conversely, geneteg always undergoes nasal mutation to ngeneteg. For similar examples, see golff, gêm and glwten.
Related terms
- genetig (“genetic”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| geneteg | unchanged△ | ngeneteg | unchanged |
△Irregular.
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN