Caernarfon
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑɹˈnɑɹvən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈnɑːvən/
- Hyphenation: Caer‧nar‧fon
Proper noun
Caernarfon
- A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).
References
Welsh
Etymology
From caer (“fort”) + yn (“in”) + Arfon.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaɨ̞rˈnarvɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kairˈnarvɔn/
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Proper noun
Caernarfon f
- A port town in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarfon | Gaernarfon | Nghaernarfon | Chaernarfon |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.