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)

1. law (body of rules)

   Mae'r gyfraith yn dweud bod rhaid i ni dalu'r dreth.

   The law says we must pay the tax.

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

Mutated forms of cyfraith

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfraith	gyfraith	nghyfraith	chyfraith

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

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