colofn
Welsh
Alternative forms
- colon
Etymology
From Middle Welsh colouen, from Proto-Brythonic *koloβ̃n, from Latin columna.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɔlɔvn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkoːlɔvn̩/, /ˈkɔlɔvn̩/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkoːlɔvɔn/, /ˈkɔlɔvɔn/
Noun
colofn m or f (plural colofnau)
- column
- pillar, post
- (figuratively) something which supports
- (bardic poetry) fundamental or principal meter
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| colofn | golofn | ngholofn | cholofn |
| 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), “colofn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies