Caerffili

Welsh

Caerffili

Etymology

From caer (“fort”) +‎ Ffili (“personal name”); literally "Ffili's fort". Possibly from Old Irish fili (“seer, poet”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kaɨ̯rˈfɪli/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kai̯rˈfɪli/

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Proper noun

Caerffili f

1. Caerphilly (a town in Caerphilly county borough)
2. Caerphilly (a county borough of Wales)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Caerffili	Gaerffili	Nghaerffili	Chaerffili
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.