trefedigaeth

== Welsh == === Etymology === From trefedig (“colonist, settler”) +‎ -aeth. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡaɨ̯θ/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡɛθ/ (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡai̯θ/ (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˌtrɛvɛˈdɪɡɛθ/ === Noun === trefedigaeth f (plural trefedigaethau) a colony (a settlement or governmental unit) Synonym: gwladfa ==== Derived terms ==== trefedigaethedd (“colonialism”) trefedigaethol (“colonial”) trefedigaethu (“colonise”) ==== Related terms ==== cytref (“colony (in biology or chemistry)”) nythfa (“colony (of birds or insects)”) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “trefedigaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies