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) beach, coast Synonym: arfordir ==== Derived terms ==== y Traeth Ifori (“Ivory Coast”) === Mutation === === 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