cyfforddus
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle English conforte, cumforte, cumforth, conford + -us, from Old French confort, from Late Latin conforto (“I strengthen”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈfɔrðɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈfɔrðɪs/
Adjective edit
cyfforddus (feminine singular cyfforddus, plural cyfforddus, equative mor gyfforddus, comparative mwy cyfforddus, superlative mwyaf cyfforddus)
- comfortable, snug
- comforting, consolatory, encouraging, inspiring
- refreshing, sustaining
- capable of being comforted, consolable
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Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyfforddus | gyfforddus | nghyfforddus | chyfforddus |
| 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), “cyfforddus, comfforddus, cymfforddus, confforddus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies