cyfaill
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *komaltyos,[1] from *kom- (associative prefix) + *alt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cyfaill m (plural cyfeillion, feminine cyfeilles)
Derived terms edit
- cyfeillach (“fellowship, association”)
- cyfeillgar (“friendly”)
- cyfeillio (“to befriend”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cyfaill | gyfaill | nghyfaill | chyfaill |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfaill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 105 i.