cyfaill
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *komaltyos,[1] from *kom- (associative prefix) + *alt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcyfaill m (plural cyfeillion, feminine cyfeilles)
Derived terms
edit- cyfeillach (“fellowship, association”)
- cyfeillgar (“friendly”)
- cyfeillio (“to befriend”)
Mutation
editradical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
cyfaill | gyfaill | nghyfaill | chyfaill |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfaill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 105 i.