carfan

Welsh

Etymology

Related to Breton karvan (“warp beam; jaw”) and Irish carbad (“chariot”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarvan/

Noun

carfan f (plural carfanau or carfannau)

  1. weaver's beam
    • 1880 January, John Rhŷs, “Anerchiad Llywyddol y Proffeswr John Rhys i Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Eryri”, in Y Traethodydd‎[1], volume 35, page 68:
      Mewn parthau o'r wlad defnyddir ef [y gair gwỳdd] am bren neu brenau wedi eu cyfaddasu at amcan neillduol, megys pan elwir carfan gwehydd yn wỳdd
      In parts of the country it [the word wood] is used for wood adapted to a specific purpose, such as when a weaver's beam is called a wood
  2. group, faction
    Synonyms: grŵp, plaid
  3. (sports) squad, team
    Synonyms: sgwad, tîm

Derived terms

  • carfan annog (“pressure group”)
  • carfanyddiaeth (“factionalism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of carfan
radical soft nasal aspirate
carfan garfan ngharfan charfan

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

References

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