sylffwr
Welsh
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Crisialau sylffwr
Etymology
Borrowed from English sulphur, from Anglo-Norman sulfre, from Latin sulfur, from sulpur itself of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsəlfʊr/
- Rhymes: -əlfʊr
Noun
sylffwr m (uncountable, not mutable)
- sulfur
- Synonyms: brwmstan, llosgfaen, llosglist, mygfaen
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sylffwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies