berf

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Compare Central Kurdish ⁧بەفر⁩ (befr), Middle Persian ⁧𐭥𐭯𐭫⁩ (ʿpl /⁠wafr⁠/), Persian ⁧برف⁩ (barf).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛɾf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾf

Noun

berf f

  1. snow

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh beryf, from Latin verbum. The initial /b/ is due to a reinterpretation of original /v/ as a soft mutation form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛrv/

Noun

berf f (plural berfau)

  1. verb

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
berf ferf merf unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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