cloddfa

Welsh

Etymology

From cloddio (“to dig, delve”) +‎ -fa, -ma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /klɔðva/

Noun

cloddfa f (plural cloddfeydd or cloddfâu)

  1. quarry, mine, pit, hole

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cloddfa gloddfa nghloddfa chloddfa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cloddfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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