cyfoethog
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Welsh kyuoethawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃oɨθọg. By surface analysis, cyfoeth + -og.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvɔɨ̯θɔɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvɔi̯θɔɡ/
Adjective
editcyfoethog (feminine singular cyfoethog, plural cyfoethogion, equative cyfoethoced, comparative cyfoethocach, superlative cyfoethocaf)
Usage notes
editDespite having a polysyllabic stem, cyfoethog forms the comparative and superlative respectively with inflectional endings -ach and -a(f), rather than with the determiners mwy and mwya(f).[1]
Derived terms
editMutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cyfoethog | gyfoethog | nghyfoethog | chyfoethog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
editCategories:
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂neḱ-
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms suffixed with -og
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh adjectives