afan
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Cornish avan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈavan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)van/
Noun[edit]
afan f (collective, singulative afanen)
- (South Wales, dialectal) raspberries
- Synonym: mafon
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| afan | unchanged | unchanged | hafan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies