pryf

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Welsh

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Middle Welsh pryf, from Old Welsh prem, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis. Compare Cornish pryv (“worm, grub”), Breton preñv (“worm”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /prɨːv/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /prɨː/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /priːv/
Rhymes: -ɨːv
Homophone: prif (South Wales)

Noun

pryf m (plural pryfed)

Derived terms

cochbryf (“cochineal”)
pryf genwair (“worm, earthworm”)
pryf lludw (“woodlouse”)
pryf y gannwyll (“moth”)
pryfysol (“insectivorous”)
pryfysydd (“insectivore”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *pryf*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pryf	bryf	mhryf	phryf

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

Further reading

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

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