cyflaith
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvlai̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvlɛθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈkəvlai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkəvlɛθ/
- Rhymes: -əvlai̯θ
Noun
cyflaith m (uncountable)
- toffee (particularly when prepared according to the traditional Welsh method)
Derived terms
- cyflaith menyn (“butterscotch”)
- glasgyflaith (“diluted electuary”)
- noson gyflaith (“toffee-making evening”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyflaith | gyflaith | nghyflaith | chyflaith |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyflaith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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