prif

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *priβ̃, borrowed from Latin prīmus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /priːv/

Adjective

prif (feminine singular prif, plural prifion, not comparable)

  1. principal, prime, main, major, chief, head, foremost, supreme, best, (most) excellent, fine, great, special; capital (of letter)
  2. primitive, ancient, early, earliest, first (in chronological order)

Derived terms

  • prif-

Noun

prif m (plural prifiau or prifion)

  1. chief, chieftain, lord, master, leader, (most) important person, man, hero
  2. prime (of the moon)
  3. golden number
  4. (astronomy) (primary) planet
  5. principal (sum of money), capital
  6. prime (of life)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
prif brif mhrif phrif
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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