Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥avn/, [ˈr̥avn̩]

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin rhamnus.

Noun edit

rhafn f (collective, singulative rhafnen)

  1. (literary) buckthorn (Rhamnus)
Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

rhafn

  1. Alternative form of rhafen (ear of corn left in the field after harvest)

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhafn rafn 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), “rhafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies