cyff

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyff, from Proto-Brythonic *kɨf, from Latin cippus. Cognate with Middle Breton queff and Middle Irish cepp.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kɨːf/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kiːf/

Noun

cyff m (plural cyffion or cyffiau)

1. trunk, stock, stump

   Synonym: boncyff

2. blockhead
3. lineage, stock

Derived terms

• boncyff

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyff	gyff	nghyff	chyff
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), “cyff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies