cyffes
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnfessiō (“confession”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cyffes f (plural cyffesion)
- confession
- Synonyms: addefiad, cyfaddefiad
- (religion) confession
Derived terms edit
- Cyffes Augsburg (“Augsburg Confession”)
- Cyffes Felgaidd (“Belgic Confession”)
- cyffes fydd (“confession of faith”)
- cyffes genau (“oral confession”)
- cyffes glust (“auricular confession”)
- cyffes gudd (“auricular confession”)
- cyffes gyfrinachol (“private confession”)
- cyffes tafod (“oral confession”)
- cyffesgell (“confessional”)
- cyffesu (“to confess”)
- derbyn cyffes (“to hear a confession”)
- gwneud cyffes (“to make one's confession”)
- gwrando cyffes (“to hear a confession”)
- gŵyl y gyffes (“Shrove Tuesday”)
- mynd i'r gyffes (“to go to confession”)
- sêl cyffes (“seal of confession”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyffes | gyffes | nghyffes | chyffes |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyffes | gyffes | nghyffes | chyffes |
| 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), “cyffes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies