ceffyl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keffyl, from Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨl (compare Breton kefel), from Proto-Celtic *kapallos, *kaballos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛfɨ̞l/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛfɪl/

Noun

ceffyl m (plural ceffylau)

1. horse
2. mount, steed

   Synonyms: march, cadfarch

3. nag

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceffyl

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceffyl	geffyl	ngheffyl	cheffyl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.