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dafaty

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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defeity (based on the plural defaid (sheep))

Etymology

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dafad (sheep) +‎ (house, dwelling).[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /dɛˈvatɨ̞/

Verb

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dafaty m (plural dafatai)

  1. sheepfold
    Synonyms: corlan, ffald, lloc

Mutation

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Mutated forms of dafaty
radical soft nasal aspirate
dafaty ddafaty nafaty unchanged

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

References

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