cleff

cleff

English

Noun

cleff (plural cleffs)

  1. (music) Obsolete form of clef.

Anagrams

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English clef, from Middle French clef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kleːf/
  • Rhymes: -eːf

Noun

cleff m (plural cleffiau)

  1. (music) clef

Mutation

Mutated forms of cleff
radical soft nasal aspirate
cleff gleff nghleff chleff

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