cyfair

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cyfer

Etymology

From *kom- (“with”) + *ɸare

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvɛr/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvɛr/

Noun

cyfair m (plural cyfeiriau)

1. (obsolete) direction, region, place
2. acre

   Synonyms: acer, erw

Derived terms

• cyfeiriad (“direction; address”)
• cyfeiriadur (“directory”)
• cyfeiriant (“bearing”)
• cyfeirio (“to direct; to address”)
• cyfeirlyfr (“reference book”)
• cyfeirnod (“reference mark”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfair	gyfair	nghyfair	chyfair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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