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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃rin. Equivalent to Proto-Celtic *kom- + an adjectival form of *rūnā (“secret”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
cyfrin (feminine singular cyfrin, plural cyfrin, equative cyfrined, comparative cyfrinach, superlative cyfrinaf)
- secret
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfrin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies