cyferbyn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvɛrbɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvɛrbɪn/
Adjective edit
cyferbyn (feminine singular cyferbyn, plural cyferbyn, not comparable)
- opposite (located directly across from)
Derived terms edit
- cyferbyniaeth (“opposite, antithesis”)
- cyferbyniol (“opposite, opposing”)
- cyferbynnedd (“oppositeness, contrast”)
- gyferbyn (“opposite”)
- gyferbyn â (“opposite”)
Related terms edit
- cyferbynadwy (“opposable”)
- cyferbyniad (“opposition, contrast”)
- cyferbynnu (“to oppose, to contrast”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyferbyn | gyferbyn | nghyferbyn | chyferbyn |
| 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), “cyferbyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies