syfi

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *subi. See Cornish sevi, Breton sivi, Irish sú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsəvi/

Noun

syfi f (collective, singulative syfïen, not mutable)

1. (South Wales) strawberries, wild strawberries

Synonyms

• (North Wales) mefus

Derived terms

• syfïa (“to gather (wild) strawberries”)

References

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