aflafar

Welsh

Etymology

From af- +‎ llafar.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈlavar/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈlaːvar/, /avˈlavar/

Adjective

aflafar (feminine singular aflafar, plural aflafar, not comparable)

(obsolete) mute, silent, dumb
(of a sound) dissonant, discordant, harsh

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aflafar	unchanged	unchanged	haflafar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “aflafar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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