cyferbyn

Welsh

Etymology

From cyf- +‎ erbyn.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kəˈvɛrbɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kəˈvɛrbɪn/

Adjective

cyferbyn (feminine singular cyferbyn, plural cyferbyn, not comparable)

1. opposite (located directly across from)

Derived terms

• cyferbyniaeth (“opposite, antithesis”)
• cyferbyniol (“opposite, opposing”)
• cyferbynnedd (“oppositeness, contrast”)
• gyferbyn (“opposite”)
• gyferbyn â (“opposite”)

Related terms

• cyferbynadwy (“opposable”)
• cyferbyniad (“opposition, contrast”)
• cyferbynnu (“to oppose, to contrast”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyferbyn	gyferbyn	nghyferbyn	chyferbyn
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), “cyferbyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies