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Welsh
Etymology
Partial calque of English e-mail, from English e- + post (“mail”).
Pronunciation
Noun
e-bost m (plural e-byst or e-bostiau or e-bostiadau)
- email
Usage notes
Although still officially written with a hyphen, this word is usually pronounced nowadays as if the hyphen were unwritten, i.e. with the stress on the first syllable.
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “e-bost”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies