tafod

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tangʷāt- (compare Cornish taves, Old Irish tengae), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA: [ˈtavɔd]
  • (South Wales) IPA: [ˈtɑːvɔd]

Noun

tafod m (plural tafodau

  1. tongue

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
tafod dafod nhafod thafod
Last modified on 23 October 2012, at 15:15