traeth

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh traeth, from Proto-Brythonic *traɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *traxtus. Cognate with Cornish treth (“beach, sand”), Breton traezh (“sand”), and Irish trácht (“beach”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /traːɨ̯θ/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /trai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /traːθ/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ

Noun

traeth m (plural traethau)

1. beach, coast

   Synonym: arfordir

Derived terms

• y Traeth Ifori (“Ivory Coast”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of traeth

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
traeth	draeth	nhraeth	thraeth

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

References

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