cyferbyn
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvɛrbɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvɛrbɪn/
Adjective
[edit]cyferbyn (feminine singular cyferbyn, plural cyferbyn, not comparable)
- opposite (located directly across from)
Derived terms
[edit]- cyferbyniaeth (“opposite, antithesis”)
- cyferbyniol (“opposite, opposing”)
- cyferbynnedd (“oppositeness, contrast”)
- gyferbyn (“opposite”)
- gyferbyn â (“opposite”)
Related terms
[edit]- cyferbynadwy (“opposable”)
- cyferbyniad (“opposition, contrast”)
- cyferbynnu (“to oppose, to contrast”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cyferbyn | gyferbyn | nghyferbyn | chyferbyn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyferbyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies