cyfeirio

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cyfair (direction, region, place, spot; opposite position) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

cyfeirio (first-person singular present cyfeiriaf)

  1. to direct, point, orient
  2. to address (a letter)
  3. to refer, allude

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

  • ailgyfeirio (to forward (a letter or email), verb)
  • cyfair m or f (direction, region, place, spot; opposite position) (also cyfer)
  • cyfeiriadol (directing, referring; referential, allusive; direct; definite (of the article), adjective)
  • cyfeiriadur m (directory)
  • cyfeiriad m (direction, aim; trend; reference, allusion; (postal) address)
  • cyfeiriannu (to orient; orienteering)
  • cyfeiriant (bearings; sense of direction)

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfeirio gyfeirio nghyfeirio chyfeirio
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), “cyfeiriaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies