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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *komaltyos,[1] from *kom- (associative prefix) + *alt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
cyfaill m (plural cyfeillion, feminine cyfeilles)
- friend
- Synonym: ffrind
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfaill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 105 i.