-af
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Brythonic *-haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *-isamos. Cognate with Cornish -a.
Alternative forms edit
- (colloquial) -a
Suffix edit
-af
- Used to form the superlative of an adjective of one or two syllables.
Usage notes edit
Like -ach, this triggers causes final b, d and g to mutate to p, t and c, respectively. For example, teg becomes tecaf.
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- (colloquial) -a
Suffix edit
-af
- (literary) verb suffix for the first-person singular present indicative/future
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person singular future