Prestatyn

English

Etymology

From Welsh Prestatyn. Doublet of Preston.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹɛsˈtætɪn/

Proper noun

Prestatyn

1. A coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682).
   • Philip Larkin, Sunny Prestatyn

     Come To Sunny Prestatyn / Laughed the girl on the poster, / Kneeling up on the sand / In tautened white satin.

References

• Community map

Welsh

Etymology

From Old English Prēosta tūn (literally “priests’ town”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /prɛsˈtatɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /prɛsˈtatɪn/

Proper noun

Prestatyn

1. Prestatyn (town in Denbighshire)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Prestatyn	Brestatyn	Mhrestatyn	Phrestatyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.