afan

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See also: afán and Afan

Welsh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Cornish avan.

Pronunciation

Noun

afan f (collective, singulative afanen)

  1. (South Wales, dialectal) raspberries
    Synonym: mafon

Mutation

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

  • 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
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