Caerffili
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From caer (“fort”) + Ffili (“personal name”); literally "Ffili's fort". Possibly from Old Irish fili (“seer, poet”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaɨ̯rˈfɪli/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kai̯rˈfɪli/
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Proper noun edit
Caerffili f
- Caerphilly (a town in Caerphilly county borough)
- Caerphilly (a county borough of Wales)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Caerffili | Gaerffili | Nghaerffili | Chaerffili |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||