mwyaf
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From mwy (“bigger, more”) + -af.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯.av/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯.a/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈmʊi̯.av/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmʊi̯.a/
- Hyphenation: mwy‧af
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯av
Adjective edit
mwyaf
- superlative degree of mawr (“big”)
Adverb edit
mwyaf
- Used to form the superlative of adjectives.
Noun edit
mwyaf m (uncountable)
- most
- Doedd dim gan fwyaf o bobl geir y dyddiau ’na.
- Most people didn't have cars in those days.
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mwyaf | fwyaf | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||