Caerdydd
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh Caerdyf. Equivalent to caer (“fort”) Taf (“[River] Taff”); literally "fortified city on the River Taff".
The change from final /v/ to /ð/ is a local pronunciation, postdating the name being borrowed into English.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kaɨ̯rˈdɨːð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kərˈdɨːð/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kai̯rˈdiːð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kərˈdiːð/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɨːð
Proper noun
[edit]Caerdydd f
- Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)
- Synonym: y ddinas fawr ddrwg
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Caerdydd | Gaerdydd | Nghaerdydd | Chaerdydd |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh compound terms
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːð
- Rhymes:Welsh/ɨːð/2 syllables
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh proper nouns
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- cy:Cardiff
- cy:Cities in Wales
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- cy:National capitals
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