corff

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *korf, from Latin corpus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /korf/

Noun

corff m (plural kyrff)

1. body

   For quotations using this term, see Citations:corff.

Descendants

• Welsh: corff

Mutation

Mutated forms of corff

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
corff	gorff	corff / chorff pronounced with /ŋ̊-/	chorff

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

Welsh

Picture dictionary

corff

1 = gwallt, 2 = wyneb, 3 = gwddf, 4 = ysgwydd, 5 = brest, 6 = bogail, 7 = abdomen / tor, 8 = cesail morddwyd, 9 = pidyn, 10‑13 = coes, 10 = morddwyd, 11 = pen-glin, 12 = crimog, 13 = ffêr / pigwrn, 14 = troed, 15‑18 = braich, 15 = cyhyryn deuben / bôn braich, 16 = penelin, 17 = elin, 18 = arddwrn, 19 = llaw

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Alternative forms

• corph (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh corff, from Proto-Brythonic *korf, from Latin corpus. Ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root, *krep-, as cryf (“strong”). Compare Breton korf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrf/

Noun

corff m (plural cyrff)

1. body

   Synonym: (obsolete) corffor

2. (architecture) nave

Derived terms

• corffol (“bodily”)
• corfflunio (“to bodybuild”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of corff

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
corff	gorff	nghorff	chorff

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “corff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies