carfil

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarvɪl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English caruyll, caruile, carvile (“carvel”, a kind of light ship).

Noun

carfil f

1. caravel, carvel

Alternative forms

• carfel

Etymology 2

From car (“vehicle, car, sled, dray”) +‎ mil (“animal, beast, creature”).

Noun

carfil m (plural carfilod)

1. working beast, dray horse, clumsy animal, monster

Etymology 3

Unknown, but the second element is probably English bill (“beak”).

Noun

carfil m (plural carfilod)

1. auk

Alternative forms

• carfyl

Derived terms

• carfil bach (“little auk”)
• carfil gylfinddu (“black-billed auk”)
• carfil mawr (“great auk”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
carfil	garfil	ngharfil	charfil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “carfil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies