colofn
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh colouen, from Proto-Brythonic *koloβ̃n, from Latin columna, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise, to be tall”). Doublet of celfi (“furniture”)
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔlɔvn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkoːlɔvn̩/, /ˈkɔlɔvn̩/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkoːlɔvɔn/, /ˈkɔlɔvɔn/
Noun edit
colofn m or f (plural colofnau)
- column
- pillar, post
- (figurative) something which supports
- (bardic poetry) fundamental or principal meter
Derived terms edit
- colofnig (“small column or stalk, style”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| colofn | golofn | ngholofn | cholofn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “colofn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies