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nofio.

to swim

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈnɔvjɔ/

  1. to swim

    not-mutable

  2. to float

    not-mutable
Where this word comes from

From nawf (“swimming”) + -io, from Middle Welsh nawf, from Proto-Brythonic *nọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *snāmus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)n̥h₂-mós, from *(s)neh₂- (“to swim”). Compare Middle Welsh nawf. Cognate with Cornish neuvya, Breton neuial (compare Middle Breton neuff).

noun/ˈnɔvjɔ/

  1. swimming

    masculine · not-mutable · uncountable

  2. stroke

    masculine · not-mutable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From nawf (“swimming”) + -io, from Middle Welsh nawf, from Proto-Brythonic *nọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *snāmus, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)n̥h₂-mós, from *(s)neh₂- (“to swim”). Compare Middle Welsh nawf. Cognate with Cornish neuvya, Breton neuial (compare Middle Breton neuff).

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