cefn

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keuen. Related to Breton kein (back), Cornish keyn (back), Gaulish Cebenna (ridge, height) (whence French Cévennes).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

cefn m (plural cefnau or cefnoedd or cefnydd)

  1. (anatomy) back, rear
    1. (figuratively) back, support
      Synonyms: cefnogaeth, cynorthwywr
  2. ridge
    Synonym: trum
    1. (agriculture) ridge (ploughed land between two parallel furrows)
    2. (geology) vertical furrow, fissure or fault in a rock
      Synonyms: agen, hollt
    3. garden bed
      Synonyms: gwely gardd, talwrn
    4. (biblical) furlong (unit of length equivalent to a stadion)
      Synonym: ystad
  3. middle, center
    Synonyms: canol, craidd, perfedd

Derived terms

  • (agriculture) rhych (furrow)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cefn
radical soft nasal aspirate
cefn gefn nghefn chefn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cefn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies