cyfair

Welsh

Alternative forms

• cyfer

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *kom- + *ɸare.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvɛr/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvai̯r/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvɛr/

Noun

cyfair m (plural cyfeiriau)

1. (obsolete) direction, region, place
2. acre

   Synonyms: acer, erw

Derived terms

• cyfeiriad (“direction; address”)
• cyfeiriadur (“directory”)
• cyfeiriant (“bearing”)
• cyfeirio (“to direct; to address”)
• cyfeirlyfr (“reference book”)
• cyfeirnod (“reference mark”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfair

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfair	gyfair	nghyfair	chyfair

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies