Caernarfon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəˈnɑːvən/
• Hyphenation: Caer‧nar‧fon

Proper noun

Caernarfon

1. 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

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Welsh

Etymology

From caer (“fort”) +‎ yn (“in”) +‎ Arfon.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kaɨ̞rˈnarvɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kairˈnarvɔn/

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Proper noun

Caernarfon f

1. A port town in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.