berf

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Central Kurdish بەفر (befr), Middle Persian 𐭥𐭯𐭫 (ʿpl /⁠wafr⁠/), Persian برف (barf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛɾf/
• Rhymes: -ɛɾf

Noun

berf f

1. snow

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh beryf, from Latin verbum. The initial /b/ is due to a reinterpretation of original /v/ as a soft mutation form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛrv/

Noun

berf f (plural berfau)

1. verb

Derived terms

• berf gyflawn (“intransitive verb”)
• berf anghyflawn (“transitive verb”)
• berf annherfynol (“infinitive”)
• berfenw (“verbal noun, verbnoun”)
• berfol (“verbal”)

Mutation

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