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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *snigʷos (“snow”). Cognate with Irish sneachta, Latin nix and English snow.
Pronunciation
Noun
nyf m (uncountable, not mutable)
- (obsolete) snow
- Synonyms: eira, (literary) ôd
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies