cyfair
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *kom- + *ɸare.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvɛr/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvɛr/
Noun
cyfair m (plural cyfeiriau)
Derived terms
- ar ei gyfer (“beside the mark”)
- cyfeiriad (“direction; address”)
- cyfeiriadur (“directory”)
- cyfeiriant (“bearing”)
- cyfeirio (“to direct; to address”)
- cyfeirlyfr (“reference book”)
- cyfeirnod (“reference mark”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyfair | gyfair | nghyfair | chyfair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 215 iii (9)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies