bathdy

Welsh

Etymology

From bath (“stamp, coin”) +‎ tŷ (“house”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaθdɨ̞/, [ˈbaθtɨ̞]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaθdi/, [ˈbaθti]

Noun

bathdy m (plural bathdai)

1. mint (building or institution where money is produced)

   Synonym: mint

   • 2016 May 18, BBC Cymru Fyw‎:

     Am y tro cyntaf yn ei hanes, bydd modd i bobl gael cipolwg ar waith y Bathdy Brenhinol yn Llantrisant, wrth i'r drysau agor i'r cyhoedd ddydd Mercher.

     For the first time in its history, people will be able to get a glimpse of the work of the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, as its doors open to the public on Wednesday.

Derived terms

• Bathdy Brenhinol (“Royal Mint”)

Related terms

• bathu (“to mint, to coin”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bathdy

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bathdy	fathdy	mathdy	unchanged

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bathdy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies