cyfaill

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *komaltyos,[1] from *kom- (associative prefix) +‎ *alt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkəvai̯ɬ/

Noun

cyfaill m (plural cyfeillion, feminine cyfeilles)

  1. friend
    Synonym: ffrind

Derived terms
  • cyfeillach (“fellowship, association”)
  • cyfeillgar (“friendly”)
  • cyfeillio (“to befriend”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfaill gyfaill nghyfaill chyfaill
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfaill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 105 i.
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