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Caerdydd
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Welsh
cy:
thumb|Castell Caerdydd
thumb|Bae Caerdydd
Etymology
From cy wlm Caerdyf. Equivalent to cy caer fort Taf [River] Taff; literally "fortified city on the River Taff".
The change from final /v/ to /ð/ is a local pronunciation, postdating the name being borrowed into English.
Pronunciation
cy /kaɨ̯rˈdɨːð/ cy-N,standard
cy /kərˈdɨːð/ cy-N,colloquial
cy /kai̯rˈdiːð/ cy-S,standard
cy /kərˈdiːð/ cy-S,colloquial
cy Caerdydd.ogg
cy ɨːð 2
Proper noun
f
cy city/and/county/caplc cc/Wales Cardiff
cy y ddinas fawr ddrwg
Mutation