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Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English vantage, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: melfaréd (“velveret”), melfed (“velvet”), mursen (“coquette; damselfly”), menter (“venture”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
mantais f (plural manteision or manteisiau)
- advantage
- Synonym: achlysur
- Antonym: anfantais
Derived terms
Mutation
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), “mantais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies