ifanc

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier iefanc, from Proto-Brythonic *jowank, from Proto-Celtic *yuwankos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós. Doublet of ieuanc.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ifanc (feminine singular ifanc, plural ifainc, equative ifanged or ifenged, comparative iau or ifancach or ifengach, superlative ieuaf or ifancaf or ifengaf)

  1. young, juvenile

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ifanc unchanged unchanged hifanc
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), “ifanc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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