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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin rhamnus.
Noun
rhafn f (collective, singulative rhafnen)
- (literary) buckthorn (Rhamnus)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
rhafn
- Alternative form of rhafen (“ear of corn left in the field after harvest”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies