cyfair
Welsh
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom *kom- (“with”) + *ɸare[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvɛr/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvɛr/
Noun
editcyfair m (plural cyfeiriau)
Derived terms
edit- cyfeiriad (“direction; address”)
- cyfeiriadur (“directory”)
- cyfeiriant (“bearing”)
- cyfeirio (“to direct; to address”)
- cyfeirlyfr (“reference book”)
- cyfeirnod (“reference mark”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cyfair | gyfair | nghyfair | chyfair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 215 iii (9)
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies