cyffin

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin cōnfīnium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkəfɪn/

Noun

cyffin f (plural cyffiniau or cyffinydd)

  1. border, limit, frontier

Derived terms

  • cyffindir m (frontier)
  • cyffindref f (border town)
  • cyffinio (confine, verb)
  • cyffiniol (adjacent, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyffin
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyffin gyffin nghyffin chyffin

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

Further reading

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