dogfen
Welsh
Etymology
Coined by the 16th-century scholar Gruffydd Robert as a borrowing from Medieval Latin documentum,[1] but shaped as if it had been inherited from a Proto-Brythonic intermediate *dogβ̃en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔɡ.vɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɔɡvɛn
Noun
dogfen f (plural dogfennau)
- document
- article of faith
- instruction
- rule
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
dogfen | ddogfen | nogfen | unchanged |
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), “dogfen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies