afon

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ fōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈfoːn/

Verb

āfōn

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of āfōn (strong class 7)

infinitive	āfōn	āfōnne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āfō	āfēng
second person singular	āfēhst	āfēnge
third person singular	āfēhþ	āfēng
plural	āfōþ	āfēngon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āfō	āfēnge
plural	āfōn	āfēngen
imperative
singular	āfōh
plural	āfōþ
participle	present	past
	āfōnde	āfangen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀFŌN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀFŌN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aphone.

Adjective

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

1. aphonic

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈavɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)vɔn/
• Rhymes: -avɔn

Noun

afon f (plural afonydd)

1. river

Derived terms

• afondaith (“river cruise”)
• afonfarch (“hippopotamus”)
• afonig (“stream, brook”)
• afonol (“fluvial, riverine”)

Mutation

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

References

• Definition from the BBC