Caerffili

Welsh

Etymology

From caer (“fort”) +‎ Ffili (“personal name”); literally "Ffili's fort". Possibly from Old Irish fili (“seer, poet”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaɨ̯rˈfɪli/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kai̯rˈfɪli/
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Proper noun

Caerffili f

  1. Caerphilly (a town in Caerphilly borough county borough)
  2. Caerphilly (a county borough of Wales)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Caerffili
radical soft nasal aspirate
Caerffili Gaerffili Nghaerffili Chaerffili

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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