cyffes

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyffes, from Proto-Brythonic *kufes (compare Middle Breton coffes), from Latin cōnfessiō (“confession”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəfɛs/

Noun

cyffes f (plural cyffesion)

1. confession

   Synonyms: addefiad, cyfaddefiad

2. (religion) confession

Derived terms

• Cyffes Augsburg (“Augsburg Confession”)
• Cyffes Felgaidd (“Belgic Confession”)
• cyffes fydd (“confession of faith”)
• cyffes genau (“oral confession”)
• cyffes glust, cyffes gudd (“auricular confession”)
• cyffes gyfrinachol (“private confession”)
• cyffes tafod (“oral confession”)
• cyffesfa, cyffesgell (“confessional”)
• cyffesu (“to confess”)
• derbyn cyffes (“to hear a confession”)
• gwneud cyffes (“to make one's confession”)
• gwrando cyffes (“to hear a confession”)
• gŵyl y gyffes (“Shrove Tuesday”)
• mynd i'r gyffes (“to go to confession”)
• sêl cyffes (“seal of confession”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyffes

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyffes	gyffes	nghyffes	chyffes

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyffes

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyffes	gyffes	nghyffes	chyffes

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

References

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