trueni

Welsh

Etymology

truan (“wretch”) +‎ -i. Compare Irish trua (“wretched”).

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /triˈɛnɨ/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /triˈeːni/, /triˈɛni/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈtreːni/, /ˈtrɛni/

Usage notes
  • Despite being written as u, the first vowel here is /i/ in all parts of Wales.

Noun

trueni m (uncountable)

  1. wretchedness, pity

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trueni drueni nhrueni thrueni
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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