berfenw

Welsh

Etymology

From berf (“verb”) +‎ enw (“noun”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɛrˈvɛnʊ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /bɛrˈveːnu/, /bɛrˈvɛnu/
• Rhymes: -ɛnu

Noun

berfenw m (plural berfenwau)

1. (grammar) verbal noun, verbnoun

Related terms

• berf annherfynol (“infinitive”)
• enw berfol (“deverbative, deverbal noun”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
berfenw	ferfenw	merfenw	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “berfenw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies