Caerfyrddin

Welsh

Caerfyrddin

Etymology

caer +‎ Myrddin, from Proto-Celtic *Mori-dūnom (Latin Moridūnum), from *mori (“sea”) (whence môr) + *dūnom (“fort”) (whence din).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kaɨ̯rˈvərðɪn/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /kai̯rˈvərðɪn/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kə(r)ˈvərðɪn/, /ˈkvərðɪn/

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Proper noun

Caerfyrddin f

1. Carmarthen, A town in and the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4120).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Caerfyrddin	Gaerfyrddin	Nghaerfyrddin	Chaerfyrddin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.