cyfiawnder
Welsh
FWOTD – 12 July 2013
Etymology
From cyfiawn (“righteous, upright, just, equitable, good; lawful, rightful; impartial; correct, accurate, right, regular, appropriate, suitable, fitting”, adjective) + -der.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /kəvˈjau̯ndɛr/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kəvˈjau̯ndar/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəvˈjau̯ndɛr/
Noun
cyfiawnder m (plural cyfiawnderau)
- (law, etc.) righteousness, justice, equity, uprightness, justness
- righteous act, work of righteousness
- conformity to law, especially divine law
- right, just claim or title to possession
- appropriateness, fitness
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:cyfiawnder.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cyfiawnder | gyfiawnder | nghyfiawnder | chyfiawnder |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfiawnder”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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