Angau

See also: angau

Welsh

Etymology

Nominalisation of angau (“death”). Cognate with English Ankou, a Celtic loan through French.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋaɨ̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋɛ/, /ˈaŋa/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋɛ/

Noun

yr Angau m

1. Death, the personification of death

   Synonyms: angel angau, y Medelwr Mawr

Mutation

Mutated forms of Angau

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Angau	unchanged	unchanged	Hangau

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