cyf-

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyu-, from Old Welsh com-, from Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃-, from Proto-Celtic *kom-.[1] Cognate with Cornish kev-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəv/

Prefix

cyf-

  1. together, co-, con-
    Synonyms: cy-, cyd-, cyn-, cyt-
    ‎cyf- + ‎un (“one”) → ‎cyfun (“concordant, united”)
    ‎cyf- + ‎amod (“condition”) → ‎cyfamod (“covenant”)
    ‎cyf- + ‎enw (“name”) → ‎cyfenw (“surname”)
  2. equal, similar, equi-
    ‎cyf- + ‎lliw (“colour”) → ‎cyfliw (“of the same colour”)
    ‎cyf- + ‎oed (“age, time”) → ‎cyfoed (“contemporary, of the same age, at the same time”)
    ‎cyf- + ‎uwch (“higher”) → ‎cyfuwch (“as high”)
  3. affirmative prefix, emphasises prefixed word
    ‎cyf- + ‎llym (“sharp, keen”) → ‎cyflym (“quick, fast”)
    ‎cyf- + ‎agos (“near”) → ‎cyfagos (“neighbouring, adjacent”)
    ‎cyf- + ‎llawn (“full”) → ‎cyflawn (“complete, total”)

Derived terms

Welsh terms prefixed with cyf-

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyf- gyf- nghyf- chyf-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (9)
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyf-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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