cyfaill
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *komaltyos,[1] from *kom- (associative prefix) + *alt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cyfaill m (plural cyfeillion, feminine cyfeilles)
Derived terms[edit]
- cyfeillach (“fellowship, association”)
- cyfeillgar (“friendly”)
- cyfeillio (“to befriend”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyfaill | gyfaill | nghyfaill | chyfaill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfaill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 105 i.