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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kyuoethawc, from Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃oɨθọg. By surface analysis, cyfoeth + -og.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cyfoethog (feminine singular cyfoethog, plural cyfoethogion, equative cyfoethoced, comparative cyfoethocach, superlative cyfoethocaf)
- wealthy, rich
- Synonyms: cefnog, ariannog
Usage notes
Despite having a polysyllabic stem, cyfoethog forms the comparative and superlative respectively with inflectional endings -ach and -a(f), rather than with the determiners mwy and mwya(f).
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- ^ King, Gareth (1996) Intermediate Welsh: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, UNIT FIVE: Comparison of adjectives I, page 13