aflun
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From af- + llun (“shape, form”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈavlɨn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈavlɪn/
- Rhymes: -avlɨn
Adjective edit
aflun (feminine singular aflun, plural aflun, equative afluned, comparative aflunach, superlative aflunaf)
- misshapen, deformed
- shapeless, formless
- distorted, chaotic
- Synonyms: di-drefn, tryblithiog, tryblithiol
Noun edit
aflun m (plural afluniau)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| aflun | unchanged | unchanged | haflun |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aflun”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies