rhaff

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Old English rāp (“rope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥aːf/
• Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

rhaff f (plural rhaffau)

1. rope

Derived terms

• rhaff dyn, rhaff uchel (“tightrope”)
• rhaff halio (“towrope”)
• rhaffu, rhaffo, rhaffio (“to rope”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhaff	raff	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.