berfa

Welsh

Alternative forms

• barw (Denbighshire, from Early Modern English)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh berwa, from Middle English berwe.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrva/

Noun

berfa f (plural berfâu)

1. (North Wales) wheelbarrow

Synonymlms

• (South Wales) whilber

Mutation

Mutated forms of berfa

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
berfa	ferfa	merfa	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “barrow”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “berfa”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “berfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies