melfed

Welsh
Ffrog o felfed porffor

Etymology

From English velvet, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: mantais (“advantage”), melfaréd (“velveret”), mursen (“coquette; damselfly”), menter (“venture”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛlvɛd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlvɛd

Noun

melfed m (plural melfedau)

  1. velvet

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
melfed felfed unchanged unchanged
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), “melfed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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