taflu

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Cornish tewlel and Breton teurel, with further origin unclear. GPC's tentative connection to Ancient Greek πτόλῐς (ptólis, city) is semantically unconvincing.

Pronunciation

Verb

taflu (first-person singular present taflaf)

  1. to throw
    Tafla'r bêl!
    Throw the ball!
  2. to throw away, to throw out
    Paid â thaflu'r hen ddillad yna. Rho nhw i siop elusen.
    Don't throw away those old clothes. Give them to a charity shop.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
taflu daflu nhaflu thaflu
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), “taflu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies