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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to Breton karvan (“warp beam; jaw”) and Irish carbad (“chariot”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carfan f (plural carfanau or carfannau)
- weaver's beam
- 1880 January, John Rhŷs, “Anerchiad Llywyddol y Proffeswr John Rhys i Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Eryri”, in Y Traethodydd[1], volume 35, page 68:
- Mewn parthau o'r wlad defnyddir ef [y gair gwỳdd] am bren neu brenau wedi eu cyfaddasu at amcan neillduol, megys pan elwir carfan gwehydd yn wỳdd
- In parts of the country it [the word wood] is used for wood adapted to a specific purpose, such as when a weaver's beam is called a wood
- group, faction
- (sports) squad, team
Derived terms[edit]
- carfan annog (“pressure group”)
- carfanyddiaeth (“factionalism”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
carfan | garfan | ngharfan | charfan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |