coflaid

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cowlaid, coelaid, colaid

Etymology

From cofl (“lap, bosom”) +‎ -aid (“-ful”).

Noun

coflaid f (plural cofleidiau)

  1. armful

Derived terms

  • cofleidio (“to embrace, to hug”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coflaid
radical soft nasal aspirate
coflaid goflaid nghoflaid choflaid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “coflaid”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coflaid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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