Caerhirfryn

Welsh

Etymology

caer (“castle”) +‎ hir (“long”) +‎ bryn (“hill”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kaɨ̯rˈhɪrvrɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kai̯rˈhɪrvrɪn/

Proper noun

Caerhirfryn f

1. Lancaster (A city in Lancashire in north-west England)

Derived terms

• Dinas Gaerhirfryn
• Swydd Gaerhirfryn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Caerhirfryn	Gaerhirfryn	Nghaerhirfryn	Chaerhirfryn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (Place names in England with caer in Welsh) Caer (“Chester”), Caer Colun (“Colchester”), Caerferwig (“Berwick(-upon-Tweed)”), Caerfaddon (“Bath”), Caerfuddai (“Chichester”), Caergrawnt (“Cambridge”), Caergaint (“Canterbury”), Caerhirfryn (“Lancaster”), Caerliwelydd (“Carlisle”), Caerloyw (“Gloucester”), Caerlwytgoed (“Lichfield”), Caerlŷr (“Leicester”), Caer Rhain (“Aconbury”), Caersallog (“Salisbury”), Caerwrangon (“Worcester”), Caerwrygion (“Wroxeter”), Caerwynt (“Winchester”), Caerwysg (“Exeter”)