Old English

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Etymology

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Equivalent to ā- +‎ fōn.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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āfōn

  1. to receive, take up
  2. to take hold of, seize

Conjugation

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French aphone.

Adjective

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afon m or n (feminine singular afonă, masculine plural afoni, feminine and neuter plural afone)

  1. aphonic

Declension

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Declension of afon
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite afon afonă afoni afone
definite afonul afona afonii afonele
genitive-
dative
indefinite afon afone afoni afone
definite afonului afonei afonilor afonelor

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh afon, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon, from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (body of water).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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afon f (plural afonydd)

  1. river

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of afon
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afon unchanged unchanged hafon

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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