uffern

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh uffern, from Proto-Brythonic *ifern, from Vulgar Latin *īferna, from Latin īnferna.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

uffern f (plural uffernau or uffernoedd)

  1. hell

Derived terms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

uffern

  1. (impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) hell, damn
    Yffach! Oes rhaid i ti weddi cymaint?
    Damn! Do you have to pray so much?

Mutation[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

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