ceffyl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh keffyl, from Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨl (compare Breton kefel), from Proto-Celtic *kapallos, *kaballos.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛfɨ̞l/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛfɪl/

Noun

ceffyl m (plural ceffylau)

1. horse
2. mount, steed

   Synonyms: march, cadfarch

3. nag

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ceffyl	geffyl	ngheffyl	cheffyl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.