Caerdydd
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Etymology
From Middle Welsh Caerdyf. Equivalent to caer (“fort”) + Taf (“[River] Taff”); literally "fortified city on the River Taff".
The change from final /v/ to /ð/ is a local pronunciation, postdating the name being borrowed into English.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kaɨ̯rˈdɨːð/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kərˈdɨːð/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /kai̯rˈdiːð/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /kərˈdiːð/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɨːð
Proper noun
Caerdydd f
- Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)
- Synonym: y ddinas fawr ddrwg
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Caerdydd | Gaerdydd | Nghaerdydd | Chaerdydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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