cefnfor - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• 1 Welsh
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    * 1.3.1 Derived terms
  • 1.4 Mutation
  • 1.5 References

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From cefn +‎ môr.

• (standard) IPA(key): /ˈkɛvnvɔr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkɛvn̩ˌvɔr/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈkɛvɛnˌvɔr/, /ˈkeːvɛnˌvɔr/

cefnfor m (plural cefnforoedd)

1. sea, ocean
2. the main
3. flood

• Cefnfor India (“Indian Ocean”)

• Cefnfor Tawel (“Pacific Ocean”)

• Cefnfor y De (“Southern Ocean”)

• Cefnfor yr Arctig (“Arctic Ocean”)

• Cefnfor yr Iwerydd (“Atlantic Ocean”)

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

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