erfin

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *arbīn, metathesised from an earlier Proto-Brythonic *rabīno-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrvɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɛrvɪn

Noun

erfin f (collective, singulative erfinen)

1. (South Wales) turnips (Brassica rapa)

Synonyms

• (North Wales) maip

Derived terms

• clychlys erfin (“rampion bellflower”)
• dart erfin (“turnip moth”)
• erfin gwyllt (“wild turnip”)
• erfin Mair, erfin y coed (“black bryony”)
• erfin yr ŷd (“rape”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of erfin

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
erfin	unchanged	unchanged	herfin

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

References

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