cyfrin

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃rin. Equivalent to Proto-Celtic *kom- + an adjectival form of *rūnā (“secret”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkəvrɪn/

Adjective

cyfrin (feminine singular cyfrin, plural cyfrin, equative cyfrined, comparative cyfrinach, superlative cyfrinaf)

  1. secret

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfrin gyfrin nghyfrin chyfrin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “cyfrin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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