cyffin

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Welsh

Etymology

From Latin cōnfīnium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkəfɪn/

Noun

cyffin f (plural cyffiniau or cyffinydd)

border, limit, frontier

Derived terms

cyffindir m (“frontier”)
cyffindref f (“border town”)
cyffinio (“confine”, verb)
cyffiniol (“adjacent”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyffin	gyffin	nghyffin	chyffin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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