braf

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, from Medieval Latin *bravus, from a conflation of Latin pravus with barbarus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraːv/

Adjective

braf (feminine singular braf, plural braf, equative brafied, comparative brafiach, superlative brafiaf)

1. fine, excellent
2. strong, healthy

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braf	fraf	mraf	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Usage notes

This adjective generally resists mutation except in some dialects of South Wales.

Further reading

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