cyfrwy
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh kyfreieu (“leashes”), from Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃ruɨɣ (compare Breton kevre (“link”), Cornish kevren (“bond, link”)), from Proto-Celtic *komrēgom (“bond, binding”), prefixed deverbative of *rigeti (“to bind”) (compare Old Irish con·rig), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“stretch tight, bind”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəvrʊɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəvrʊi̯/
Noun
[edit]cyfrwy m (plural cyfrwyau)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cyfrwy | gyfrwy | nghyfrwy | chyfrwy |
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), “cyfrwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 215, 312
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- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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