cyfor

== Welsh == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkəvɔr/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle Welsh kyfor. Analysable as cyf- +‎ ôr (“surge”). ==== Noun ==== cyfor m (uncountable) flood, flow Synonym: llanw surge, rising up Synonyms: ymchwydd, dygyfor multitude, host Synonyms: lliaws, casgliad ===== Derived terms ===== dygyfor (“flood”) === Etymology 2 === May be a blend of Etymology 1 and cyfair. Usually encountered with the soft mutation as gyfor. ==== Noun ==== cyfor m (uncountable) direction Synonyms: cyfair, cyfeiriad region, area, place Synonyms: ardal, rhanbarth, man multitude, host Synonyms: lliaws, casgliad ===== Derived terms ===== ar (ei) gyfor (“opposite (to), facing”) i gyfor (“towards”) yng nghyfor (“instead of, corresponding to, regarding, towards”) === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from English cover. ==== Noun ==== cyfor m (plural cyfors) cover Synonyms: clawr, caead === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies