aflun
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From af- + llun (“shape, form”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈavlɨn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈavlɪn/
- Rhymes: -avlɨn
Adjective
[edit]aflun (feminine singular aflun, plural aflun, equative afluned, comparative aflunach, superlative aflunaf)
- misshapen, deformed
- shapeless, formless
- distorted, chaotic
- Synonyms: di-drefn, tryblithiog, tryblithiol
Noun
[edit]aflun m (plural afluniau)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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aflun | unchanged | unchanged | haflun |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aflun”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies