prif
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh prif, from Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
prif (feminine singular prif, plural prifion, not comparable)
- principal, prime, main, major, chief, head, foremost, supreme, best, (most) excellent, fine, great, special; capital (of letter)
- primitive, ancient, early, earliest, first (in chronological order)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
prif m (plural prifiau or prifion)
- chief, chieftain, lord, master, leader, (most) important person, man, hero
- prime (of the moon)
- golden number
- (astronomy) (primary) planet
- principal (sum of money), capital
- prime (of life)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| prif | brif | mhrif | phrif |
| 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), “prif”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies