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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh uffern, from Proto-Brythonic *ifern, from Vulgar Latin *īferna, from Latin īnferna.
Pronunciation
Noun
uffern f (plural uffernau or uffernoedd)
- hell
Derived terms
Interjection
uffern
- (impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) hell, damn
Yffach! Oes rhaid i ti weddi cymaint?- Damn! Do you have to pray so much?
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), “uffern”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies