uffern

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh uffern, from Proto-Brythonic *ifern, from Vulgar Latin *īferna, from Latin īnferna.

Pronunciation

Noun

uffern f (plural uffernau or uffernoedd)

  1. hell

Derived terms

Interjection

uffern

  1. (impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) hell, damn
    Yffach! Oes rhaid i ti weddi cymaint?
    Damn! Do you have to pray so much?

Mutation

Mutated forms of uffern
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
uffern unchanged unchanged huffern

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), “uffern”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies