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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh kyfreieu (“leashes”), from Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃ruɨɣ (compare Breton kevre (“link”), Cornish kevren (“bond, link”)), from Proto-Celtic *komrēgom (“bond, binding”), prefixed deverbative of *rigeti (“to bind”) (compare Old Irish con·rig), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- (“stretch tight, bind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cyfrwy m (plural cyfrwyau)
- saddle
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), “cyfrwy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 215, 312