Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From dal (to capture, to hold) +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dalfa f (plural dalfeydd)

  1. arrest, custody
  2. jail

Mutation edit

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

References edit

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