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gorffwys

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Variant of gorffowys, from gor- +‎ powys (rest), cognate with Breton paouez (stop), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (rest) (whence Latin quiēs (rest)).[1]

Verb

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gorffwys (first-person singular present gorffwysaf)

  1. (intransitive) to rest, to repose

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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gorffwys m (plural gorffwysion)

  1. (uncountable) rest, repose
  2. (countable, music) rest

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gorffwys
radical soft nasal aspirate
gorffwys orffwys ngorffwys 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), “gorffwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies