carfil
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Middle English caruyll, caruile, carvile (“carvel”, a kind of light ship).
Noun edit
carfil f
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From car (“vehicle, car, sled, dray”) + mil (“animal, beast, creature”).
Noun edit
carfil m (plural carfilod)
Etymology 3 edit
Unknown, but the second element is probably English bill (“beak”).
Noun edit
carfil m (plural carfilod)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
- carfil bach (“little auk”)
- carfil gylfinddu (“black-billed auk”)
- carfil mawr (“great auk”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
carfil | garfil | ngharfil | charfil |
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), “carfil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies