corffor
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from corfforoedd and corfforion, plural forms from Middle Welsh corforoed/corforion, from Proto-Brythonic *korfor- with a plural ending, from Latin corpora, plural of corpus (“body”). Doublet of corff, the original singular.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]corffor m (plural corfforoedd or corfforion)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
corffor | gorffor | nghorffor | chorffor |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “corffor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies