Standardised Welsh Place-names list

Ynys-fach

Standard form
Ynys-fach
English form
Ynys-fach
Type
Settlement
Postcode
CF48
Grid reference
SO0405
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil

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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