mefus

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given an etymology or cognates by GPC. This chart claims that the word is either a derivative of Latin Maius (“May (month)”),[1] (perhaps because strawberries are ripest around May and June), or is related to Gaulish *majoþa (“strawberry”), the latter of unknown origin (that said, maybe it's also derived from the Latin root listed above, considering the similar phonetics). Said etymology has also been applied to Catalan maduixa (“id”) and Occitan majofa (“id”), though no citations are given on those pages or on the chart; is there academic literature discussing it? Or is it an ad-hoc folk etymology?”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mefus f (collective, singulative mefusen)

  1. (North Wales) strawberries

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Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mefus fefus unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mefus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ https://archive.ph/XXyhS
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