Talk:cariad

cariad authors and history

 * 2005-08-21 18:01:27 User:Telsa m (dab Welsh again/)
 * 2005-08-20 23:17:58 User:Telsa (dab Welsh; transwiki)
 * 2005-08-20 13:13:22 User:Flcelloguy (Rm speedy tag; looks encyclopedic, and Google search reveals that the fact is true. Please take to VfD if you wish to have it deleted. Thanks!)
 * 2005-08-20 07:44:14 User:Ciphergoth
 * 2005-08-19 10:14:11 User:194.168.45.250

RFV
Cariad isn't an english word, at most it is used by Welsh speakers who are code-switching.
 * If it's used in English, and a word meaning darling strikes me as one likely to get dropped in English, then it's English.--Prosfilaes 19:23, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Difficult to find citations that aren't using italics (i.e. emphasising a foreign borrowing). Equinox ◑ 19:25, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Ergo it's borrowed, but still English in my book. DAVilla 09:31, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Now has three citations in English language sentences. SemperBlotto 19:40, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * IMO this one doesn't support a claim of English: "The master's waiting to hear you ask after your little cariad (sweetheart)." Equinox ◑ 19:44, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Nor does the Thomas quote. See Equinox's comment above in reply to Prosfilaes. &#x200b;—msh210℠ (talk) 19:59, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I've added two Usenet quotes, one showcasing the plural.--Prosfilaes 19:47, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Passed (on the 1999, 2000, and 2007 quotations). I have also added another quotation. - -sche (discuss) 20:30, 15 August 2011 (UTC)