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Appendix:Variations of "fa"
Welsh
Etymology
cy :inh cel-pro:*magos
From cy cel-pro *magos field. Compare kw -va, sga mag, from cy ine-pro *méǵh₂s.
According to Morris-Jones,143 iii 16 in some cases (such as cy lladdfa) instead from the verbnoun ending cy -fan (as in cy hedfan), from cy cel-pro *-man.
Pronunciation
cy /va/
Suffix
cy suffix f plural -feydd or -faoedd or -fâu
Used to derive places from verbs and nouns.
cy -le
cy swydd job swyddfa office
cy meddyg doctor meddygfa doctor's surgery
cy myned to go mynedfa entrance
cy amlosgi to cremate amlosgfa crematorium
Used to derive actions and states from verbs and nouns.
cy cyboli to jumble cybolfa hotchpotch, jumble
cy cosi to itch; to beat cosfa itch; beating, hiding
cy dal to catch, to seize dalfa custody
Derived terms
cy
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