cromfach
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From crom, crwm (“convex; crooked, bent, curved, bowed, hooked; crook-backed, stooping”) + bach (“hook; bend, corner; hinge; bracket”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cromfach f (plural cromfachau)
- (typography) bracket (UK), parenthesis (US)[1][2]
- (punctuation, obsolete) circumflex, accent[1]
Derived terms[edit]
- rhwng cromfachau (“in brackets”)
See also[edit]
- bachau cyrliog (“curly brackets”)
- bachau petryal (“square brackets”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cromfach | gromfach | nghromfach | chromfach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cromfach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 93