cyfeirio

Welsh

Etymology

From cyfair (“direction, region, place, spot; opposite position”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈvei̯rjɔ/

Verb

cyfeirio (first-person singular present cyfeiriaf)

  1. to direct, point, orient
  2. to address (a letter)
  3. to refer, allude

Conjugation

  • ailgyfeirio (“to forward (a letter or email)”, verb)
  • cyfair m or f (“direction, region, place, spot; opposite position”) (also cyfer)
  • cyfeiriadol (“directing, referring; referential, allusive; direct; definite (of the article)”, adjective)
  • cyfeiriadur m (“directory”)
  • cyfeiriad m (“direction, aim; trend; reference, allusion; (postal) address”)
  • cyfeiriannu (“to orient; orienteering”)
  • cyfeiriant (“bearings; sense of direction”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cyfeirio gyfeirio nghyfeirio chyfeirio
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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