colfach

Welsh

Etymology

col (“hinge”) +‎ bach (“hinge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlvaχ/

Noun

colfach m or f (plural colfachau)

1. hinge, pivot

   Synonyms: colyn, corddyn, crogfach, bach

Quotations

• 2020, Alun Davies, Ar Lwybr Dial [On the Path of Vengeance], Tal-y-Bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 97:

  Mae 66 Dolhelyg yn dŷ digon cyffredin yr olwg, oni bai am y drws ffrwnt agored sydd bellach yn hongian ar un golfach.

  66 Dolhelyg is an ordinary enough looking house, save for the open front door which now hangs on one hinge.

Usage notes

This word is not recorded as having feminine gender in Geriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Geiriadur yr Academi or Gweiadur, but can occur with this gender, including in the quoted example.

Mutation

Mutated forms of colfach

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
colfach	golfach	ngholfach	cholfach

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