melfed
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English velvet, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: mantais (“advantage”), melfaréd (“velveret”), mursen (“coquette; damselfly”), menter (“venture”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]melfed m (plural melfedau)
Derived terms
[edit]- melfedaidd (“velvety”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
melfed | felfed | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melfed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies