Caerfyrddin
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
caer + Myrddin, from Proto-Celtic *Mori-dūnom (Latin Moridūnum), from *mori (“sea”) (whence môr) + *dūnom (“fort”) (whence din).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaɨ̯rˈvərðɪn/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kai̯rˈvərðɪn/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kə(r)ˈvərðɪn/, /ˈkvərðɪn/
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Proper noun edit
Caerfyrddin f
- Carmarthen, A town in and the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4120).
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Caerfyrddin | Gaerfyrddin | Nghaerfyrddin | Chaerfyrddin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||