syfi

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *subi. See Cornish sevi, Breton sivi, Irish sú.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsəvi/

Noun

syfi f (collective, singulative syfïen, not mutable)

(South Wales) strawberries, wild strawberries

Synonyms

(North Wales) mefus

Derived terms

syfïa (“to gather (wild) strawberries”)

References

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

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