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Teifi

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English

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Etymology

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From Welsh Teifi.

Proper noun

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Teifi

  1. A river in Wales that forms the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, and also with Pembrokeshire for a short distance.
    • 1952 July, J. F. Burrell, “The Cardigan Branch”, in Railway Magazine, page 485:
      After running through the meadows for about a mile, the train enters the County of Cardigan, and follows the south bank of the Teifi to Cardigan Station.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 110:
      The White Hart, overlooking the bridge, has a bar named after the coracles that may still be seen on this part of the Teifi.

Welsh

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Etymology

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Of Brythonic origin, probably from the same root as Tafwys and possibly also Thames.[1] Also compare the names Tamar, Tavy, Towy, Teviot, Tweed, Taw, Tiverton.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Teifi f

  1. A river that forms the boundary between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire
  2. a male or female given name

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of Teifi
radical soft nasal aspirate
Teifi Deifi Nheifi Theifi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Oxford University Press (1912): Notes and Queries, p. 332