Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From afon (river) +‎ march (stallion); calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

afonfarch m (plural afonfeirch)

  1. hippopotamus

Synonyms edit

Mutation edit

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