cyff
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kyff, from Proto-Brythonic *kɨf, from Latin cippus. Cognate with Middle Breton queff and Middle Irish cepp.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kɨːf/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kiːf/
Noun
cyff m (plural cyffion or cyffiau)
- trunk, stock, stump
- Synonym: boncyff
- blockhead
- lineage, stock
Derived terms
- boncyff
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyff | gyff | nghyff | chyff |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies