Caerfyrddin

Welsh

Etymology

caer +‎ Myrddin, from Proto-Celtic *Mori-dūnom (Latin Moridūnum), from *mori (“sea”) (whence môr) + *dūnom (“fort”) (whence din).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaɨ̯rˈvərðɪn/
  • (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kai̯rˈvərðɪn/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kə(r)ˈvərðɪn/, /ˈkvərðɪn/
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Proper noun

Caerfyrddin f

  1. Carmarthen, a town in and the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4120).

Mutation

Mutated forms of Caerfyrddin
radical soft nasal aspirate
Caerfyrddin Gaerfyrddin Nghaerfyrddin Chaerfyrddin

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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