coffi

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English coffee, from Dutch koffie (“coffee”), from Italian caffè (“coffee”), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”).

Pronunciation

Noun

coffi m (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) coffee
    Synonym: crasddadrwydd
    Dw i'n hoffi coffi.
    I like coffee.
  2. (countable) coffee
    Gawn ni ddau goffi du.
    We'll have two black coffees.

Derived terms

  • bar coffi (“coffee bar”)
  • bore coffi (“coffee morning”)
  • bwrdd coffi (“coffee table”)
  • coffi du (“black coffee”)
  • coffi gwyn (“white coffee”)
  • coffi hidl (“filter coffee”)
  • coffi mâl (“ground coffee”)
  • coffi parod (“instant coffee”)
  • coffi percoladur (“percolated coffee”)
  • coffi wedi'i hidlo (“filtered coffee”)
  • ffa coffi (“coffee beans”)
  • peiriant coffi (“coffee maker”)
  • rhwd coffi (“coffee rust, Hemileia vastatrix”)
  • siop goffi (“coffee shop”)
  • tafarn coffi (“coffee bar, coffee house”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coffi
radical soft nasal aspirate
coffi goffi nghoffi choffi

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

References

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