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Welsh
Etymology
an- + cof (“memory”).
Pronunciation
Noun
angof m (usually uncountable, plural anghofiau or anghofion)
- forgetfulness
- Synonyms: angof, anghofrwydd
- oblivion
- Synonyms: angof, anghofrwydd, ebargofiant
- William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog):
- Pwy all beidio â chofio amdano? / Pwy all beidio â thraethu’i glod? / Dyma gariad nad â’n angof / Tra fo nefoedd wen yn bod.
- Who can but remember him? / Who can but declare his praise? / Here is love that shall not be forgotten / While glorious heavens shall last.
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Mutation
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References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “angof”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies