cyfraith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃reiθ.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvrai̯θ/
  • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvrɛθ/
• (South Wales) (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvrai̯θ/
  • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvrɛθ/

Noun

cyfraith f (plural cyfreithiau or cyfreithion)

1. law (body of rules)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfraith	gyfraith	nghyfraith	chyfraith
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), “cyfraith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies