Caernarfon
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈnɑːvən/
- Hyphenation: Caer‧nar‧fon
Proper noun
editCaernarfon
- A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).
References
editWelsh
editEtymology
editFrom caer (“fort”) + yn (“in”) + Arfon.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaɨ̞rˈnarvɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kairˈnarvɔn/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
editCaernarfon f
- A port town in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Caernarfon | Gaernarfon | Nghaernarfon | Chaernarfon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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