What am I hearing? (Level 2, Challenge 4)

When you say that a female is in her thirties, the “dridegau” mutates. But I thought D SM’d to DD. What I’m hearing is D :arrow_right:︎ TH. I wasn’t aware that D had any kind of aspirate form, but that’s what it sounds like.

Which is correct? D :arrow_right:︎ DD or D :arrow_right:︎ TH?

T to TH is another form of mutations, so : his thirties is: ei dridegau (o), her thirties: ei thridegau (hi).
This ( aspirate) mutation affects only three letters: T to Th, C to Ch and P to Ph.
The “normal” form is: tridegau.
So soft mutation: T to D, aspirate mutation: T to Th.

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Ah! It never occurred to me that the standalone form was tridegau with a T! Now it makes sense.

Diolch yn fawr iawn!