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Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh sillaf, from Proto-Brythonic *sillaβ, from Latin syllaba.
Pronunciation
Noun
sillaf f (plural sillafau, not mutable)
- syllable
Derived terms
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sillaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies