aflafar

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβ̃laβar, from Proto-Celtic *amɸlabros. By surface analysis, af- +‎ llafar.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈlavar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /avˈla(ː)var/

Adjective

aflafar (feminine singular aflafar, plural aflafar, not comparable)

1. (obsolete) mute, silent, dumb
2. (of a sound) dissonant, discordant, harsh

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aflafar	unchanged	unchanged	haflafar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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