syfi

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsəvi/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *subi. See Cornish sevi, Breton sivi, Irish sú.

Alternative forms

Noun

syfi (plural, singular syfïen f, not mutable)

  1. (South Wales) strawberries, wild strawberries
    Synonym: (North Wales) mefus
Derived terms
  • syfïa (“to gather (wild) strawberries”)

Etymology 2

Noun

syfi (not mutable)

  1. alternative form of seifys (“chives”)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “strawberry”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “syfi”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “syfi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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