cyffin

Welsh

Etymology

From Latin cōnfīnium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkəfɪn/

Noun

cyffin f (plural cyffiniau or cyffinydd)

1. border, limit, frontier

Derived terms

• cyffindir m (“frontier”)
• cyffindref f (“border town”)
• cyffinio (“confine”, verb)
• cyffiniol (“adjacent”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyffin

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyffin	gyffin	nghyffin	chyffin

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

Further reading

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