Caernarfon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh Caernarfon; former Anglicised spellings were Carnarvon and Caernarvon.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Caernarfon

  1. A port town and community with a town council in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

References

Welsh

Etymology

From caer (“fort”) +‎ yn (“in”) +‎ Arfon.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kaɨ̞rˈnarvɔn/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /kairˈnarvɔn/
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Proper noun

Caernarfon f

  1. A port town in Gwynedd, Wales, the location of a castle and a high proportion of Welsh speakers (OS grid ref SH4862).

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Caernarfon Gaernarfon Nghaernarfon Chaernarfon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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