claf

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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clāf

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of clīfan

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh claf, from Proto-Brythonic *klaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *klamos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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claf (feminine singular claf, plural cleifion, equative clafed, comparative clafach, superlative clafaf)

  1. ill, unwell, diseased

Derived terms

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Noun

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claf m (plural cleifion)

  1. patient, invalid

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
claf glaf nghlaf chlaf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “claf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN