Ifan y Glaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Ifan (“Ivan, John”) +‎ y (“(of) the”) +‎ glaw (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌɪvan ə ˈɡlaːu̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌiːvan ə ˈɡlau̯/, /ˌɪvan ə ˈɡlau̯/

Proper noun

Ifan y Glaw m

1. "John the Rain" (personification of the rain)
   • Nursery rhyme:

     Morus y Gwynt ac Ifan y Glaw / Daflodd fy nghap i ganol y baw.

     Morris the Wind and John the Rain / Threw my cap right into the mud.

Related terms

• Jac y Rhew (“Jack Frost”)
• Morus y Gwynt (“"Morris the Wind"”)
• Siôn Barrug (“Jack Frost”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Ifan y Glaw	unchanged	unchanged	Hifan y Glaw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.