porffor
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin purpura (“purple”) (compare Old Irish corcur, modern Irish corcra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔrfɔr/
Adjective
porffor (feminine singular porffor, plural porffor)
- purple
Synonyms
- piws
- glasgoch
See also
| Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gwyn | llwyd | du | ||
| coch ; rhudd | oren, melyngoch ; brown | melyn ; melynwyn | ||
| gwyrdd leim | gwyrdd | |||
| gwyrddlas ; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas | ||
| fioled ; indigo | majenta ; porffor | pinc | ||
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| porffor | borffor | mhorffor | phorffor |
| 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-), “porffor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies