cyfliw

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cyf- +‎ lliw (colour).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

cyfliw (feminine singular cyfliw, plural cyfliw, equative mor gyfliw, comparative mwy cyfliw, superlative mwyaf cyfliw)

  1. (of) the same colour
    pan fo gyfliw gŵr a llwyn
    at twilight, at dusk (lit. "when man and bush are of the same colour")

Noun[edit]

cyfliw m (plural cyfliwiau)

  1. the same colour

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cyfliw gyfliw nghyfliw chyfliw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfliw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies