Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From lladd (to kill, to slaughter) +‎ -fa.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lladdfa f (plural lladdfâu or laddfeydd or lladdfaoedd)

  1. slaughter, carnage
  2. corpses

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
lladdfa laddfa unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

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