coffi

Welsh

Ffa coffi wedi'u rhostio

Paned o goffi

Etymology

Borrowed from English coffee, from Dutch koffie (“coffee”), from Italian caffè (“coffee”), from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔfɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔfi/
• Rhymes: -ɔfɪ

Noun

coffi m (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) coffee

   Synonym: crasddadrwydd

   Dw i'n hoffi coffi.

   I like coffi.

2. (countable) coffee

   Gawn ni ddau goffi du.

   We'll have two black coffees.

Derived terms

• bar coffi (“coffee bar”)
• bore coffi (“coffee morning”)
• bwrdd coffi (“coffee table”)
• coffi du (“black coffee”)
• coffi gwyn (“white coffee”)
• coffi hidl (“filter coffee”)
• coffi mâl (“ground coffee”)
• coffi parod (“instant coffee”)
• coffi percoladur (“perculated coffee”)
• coffi wedi'i hidlo (“filtered coffee”)
• ffa coffi (“coffee beans”)
• peiriant coffi (“coffee maker”)
• rhwd coffi (“coffee rust, Hemileia vastatrix”)
• siop goffi (“coffee shop”)
• tafarn coffi (“coffee bar, coffee house”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
coffi	goffi	nghoffi	choffi
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), “coffi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies