cybolfa

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Welsh

Etymology

From cyboli (to talk nonsense, jabber; to meddle with, bother with; to disarrange, confuse, mess up) +‎ -fa, ma (state; action).

Noun

cybolfa f (plural cybolfeydd)

  1. medley, hodgepodge, mess

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cybolfa gybolfa nghybolfa chybolfa
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), “cybolfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies