cyfartal

Welsh

Etymology

From cyf- +‎ ardd (“high; hill”) +‎ tâl (“payment; value”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈvartal/

Adjective

cyfartal (feminine singular cyfartal, plural cyfartal, equative mor gyfartal, comparative mwy cyfartal, superlative mwyaf cyfartal)

1. of equal degree, equal, equivalent; well-proportioned, proportionate; even; average

   Synonym: cyfwerth

2. fair, equitable, just, moderate, seemly, fit, not excessive
3. (grammar) equative

Related terms

• cyfartaledd m (“proportion; average, mean”)
• cyfartaleddu
• cyfartalog (“average”, adjective)

Noun

cyfartal m (plural cyfartalion or cyfartalau)

1. proportion
2. equivalent
3. one of equal rank, peer

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfartal	gyfartal	nghyfartal	chyfartal
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), “cyfartal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies