celfi
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise, to be tall”). Cognate with Welsh colba. Doublet of colofn (“column”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlvɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛlvi/
- Rhymes: -ɛlvɪ
Noun edit
celfi m (collective, singulative celficyn or celfigyn)
- (obsolete) column, pillar
- (South Wales) furniture
- Synonym: dodrefn
- tools, implements
Usage notes edit
The singulative is used where English would refer to a piece of furniture.
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| celfi | gelfi | nghelfi | chelfi |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “celfi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies