cyfraith

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh kyfreith, kyureith, from Proto-Brythonic *kuβ̃reiθ, from Proto-Celtic *kom-rextus. By surface analysis, cyf- +‎ rhaith. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈkəvrai̯θ/, (colloquial) /ˈkəvrɛθ/, /ˈkəvraθ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): (standard) /ˈkəvrai̯θ/, (colloquial) /ˈkəvrɛθ/ === Noun === cyfraith f (plural cyfreithiau or cyfreithion) law (body of rules) ==== Usage notes ==== This term means "law" in the sense of a system or body of law. For the sense of "law" meaning "law, ordinance, statute", the word deddf is used. ==== Derived terms ==== cyfreithiol (“legal, judicial”) cyfreithlon (“legal, lawful”) cyfreithydd (“jurist”) digyfraith (“lawless”) yng nghyfraith (“in-law”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “law”, 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), “cyfraith”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfraith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies