nyf
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *snigʷos (“snow”). Cognate with Irish sneachta, Latin nix and English snow.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /nɨːv/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /niːv/
- Rhymes: -ɨːv
Noun
[edit]nyf m (uncountable, not mutable)
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sneygʷʰ-
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːv
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːv/1 syllable
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh uncountable nouns
- Welsh non-mutable terms
- Welsh masculine nouns
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