Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Waun-deg

Standard form
Waun-deg
English form
Waun-deg
Type
Settlement
Postcode
NP22
Grid reference
SO1311
Local authority
Blaenau Gwent

Notes


The hyphen is used in Welsh place-names in order to aid pronunciation by showing that stress does not fall on the penultimate syllable. The stress falls on the final syllable of this name and therefore the final syllable is preceded by a hyphen.

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