melfaréd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English velveret, backformed with /m/ because /v/ is its soft mutation (see similar examples: mantais (“advantage”), melfed (“velvet”), mursen (“coquette; damselfly”), mentr (“venture”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
melfaréd m (uncountable)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| melfaréd | felfaréd | 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), “melfaréd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies