dafaty

Welsh

Alternative forms

defeity (based on the plural defaid (“sheep”))

Etymology

dafad (“sheep”) +‎ tŷ (“house, dwelling”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈvatɨ̞/

Noun

dafaty m (plural dafatai)

  1. sheepfold
    Synonyms: corlan, ffald, lloc

Mutation

Mutated forms of dafaty
radical soft nasal aspirate
dafaty ddafaty nafaty unchanged

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), “dafaty”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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