geirfa

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Welsh

Etymology

From gair (word) +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation

Noun

geirfa f (plural geirfâu or geirfaoedd)

  1. glossary
  2. vocabulary, lexicon
    Synonym: geiriadur

Mutation

Mutated forms of geirfa
radical soft nasal aspirate
geirfa eirfa ngeirfa unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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