colfen

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin columen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔlvɛn/

Noun

colfen f (plural colfenni or colfennau)

  1. branch
  2. (South Wales) tree

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
colfen golfen ngholfen cholfen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “colfen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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