cyfarwydd

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh kyuarwyð. By surface analysis, cyf- +‎ arwydd. Cognate with Old Irish comarde (“sign, mark, symbol”). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈvarwɨ̞ð/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈva(ː)rʊi̯ð/, /kəˈvarwɪð/ === Adjective === cyfarwydd (feminine singular cyfarwydd, plural cyfarwydd, equative mor gyfarwydd, comparative mwy cyfarwydd, superlative mwyaf cyfarwydd) well-informed, acquainted, familiar learned, skilful, proficient === Noun === cyfarwydd m or f by sense (plural cyfarwyddiaid or cyfarwyddion) storyteller well-informed person, expert (law) witness instruction, advice glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) Synonyms: magïen, glöyn, pryf y tân, pryf golau, pryf y nos, tân bach niwed, goleuen magic, spell ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “glow”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfarwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies