Teifi
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Teifi
- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Teifi f
- A river that forms the boundary between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire
- a male or female given name
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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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
[edit]- ^ Oxford University Press (1912): Notes and Queries, p. 332
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- English terms derived from Welsh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
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- en:Rivers in Carmarthenshire, Wales
- en:Rivers in Wales
- en:Rivers in Ceredigion, Wales
- en:Rivers in Pembrokeshire, Wales
- en:Places in Carmarthenshire, Wales
- en:Places in Wales
- en:Places in Ceredigion, Wales
- en:Places in Pembrokeshire, Wales
- English terms with quotations
- Welsh terms derived from Brythonic languages
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
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- cy:Rivers in Ceredigion, Wales
- cy:Rivers in Wales
- cy:Rivers in Carmarthenshire, Wales
- cy:Places in Ceredigion, Wales
- cy:Places in Wales
- cy:Places in Carmarthenshire, Wales
- Welsh given names
- Welsh male given names
- Welsh female given names