sylfaen
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See also: Sylfaen
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From syl- + maen (“stone”).[1] The first element is related to (either derived from or cognate with) Latin solum (“ground, base”); compare sail (“basis”) and sylwedd (“substance, essence”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsəlvaɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsəlvai̯n/
Noun[edit]
sylfaen m or f (plural sylfeini, not mutable)
Derived terms[edit]
- carreg sylfaen (“foundation stone”)
- pwnc sylfaen (“foundation subject”)
- sylfaenol (“foundational, basic”)
- → English: Sylfaen
References[edit]
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sylfaen”, 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, § 70 v