ceffyl
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *kappilos (compare Breton kefel).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛfɨ̞l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkɛfɪl/
Noun
ceffyl m (plural ceffylau)
- horse, gelding, mount
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| ceffyl | geffyl | ngheffyl | cheffyl |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, 2nd edn. (Paris: Errance, 2003), 95-6.