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Welsh
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to rise, to be tall”).
Cognate with Welsh colba.
Doublet of colofn (“column”).
Pronunciation
Noun
celfi m (collective, singulative celficyn or celfigyn)
- (obsolete) column, pillar
- (South Wales) furniture
- Synonym: dodrefn
- tools, implements
Usage notes
The singulative is used where English would refer to a piece of furniture.
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “celfi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies