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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xafn/
- Rhymes: -afn
- Syllabification: hafn
Noun
hafn m inan
- hafnium (chemical element, Hf, atomic number 72)
Declension
Further reading
- hafn in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
Etymology
From Old English hæfen (“inlet, harbour”).
Noun
hafn m (plural hafnau or hafnoedd, not mutable)
- gap, pass, cleft
- gorge, ravine, fissure
- inlet, creek, estuary
- haven, harbour
Derived terms
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies