carfil
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle English caruyll, caruile, carvile (“carvel”, a kind of light ship).
Noun
carfil f
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
From car (“vehicle, car, sled, dray”) + mil (“animal, beast, creature”).
Noun
carfil m (plural carfilod)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
carfil m (plural carfilod)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- carfil bach (“little auk”)
- carfil gylfinddu (“black-billed auk”)
- carfil mawr (“great auk”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
carfil | garfil | ngharfil | charfil |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “carfil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies