cyfoethog

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyuoethawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃oɨθọg. By surface analysis, cyfoeth +‎ -og.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cyfoethog (feminine singular cyfoethog, plural cyfoethogion, equative cyfoethoced, comparative cyfoethocach, superlative cyfoethocaf)

  1. wealthy, rich
    Synonyms: cefnog, ariannog

Usage notes

Despite having a polysyllabic stem, cyfoethog forms the comparative and superlative respectively with inflectional endings -ach and -a(f), rather than with the determiners mwy and mwya(f).[1]

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfoethog
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfoethog gyfoethog nghyfoethog chyfoethog

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

References

  1. ^ King, Gareth (1996) Intermediate Welsh: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, UNIT FIVE: Comparison of adjectives I, page 13
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