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weledigaeth

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A Welsh noun meaning vision, sight, or revelation, used in poetic contexts to describe spiritual or prophetic illumination.

Detailed Definition
Weledigaeth is a Welsh word for vision or sight, and can also suggest an inward vision or imagined appearance. In the poem, it marks the fox as something that vanishes from perception.
Example
Example in poetry:
“diflannodd ei weledigaeth” means “his or her vision disappeared” in Welsh; weledigaeth can mean vision, sight, or a prophetic revelation; “Daeth gweledigaeth o heddwch” means “a vision of peace came”; “Ei weledigaeth o’r dyfodol oedd dywyll” shows the noun’s figurative sense of an imagined future
Additional Notes
The evidence contains "weledigaeth," a Welsh term that is not transparent to an English reader.; Found in the poem, The Fox by R. Williams Parry
Also Known As
restoration renewal revival rebirth
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