anfantais

Welsh

Etymology

From an- +‎ mantais (“advantage”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /anˈvantɛs/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /anˈvantai̯s/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /anˈvantɛs/

Noun

anfantais f (plural anfanteision)

1. disadvantage

   Antonym: mantais

Derived terms

• dan anfantais (“disadvantaged”)
• anfanteisiol (“disadvantageous”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of anfantais

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
anfantais	unchanged	unchanged	hanfantais

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), “anfantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies