gafr

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gauar, from Proto-Brythonic *gaβr, from Proto-Celtic *gabros, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡavr/, [ɡavr], [ˈɡavr̩]
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡavr/, [ˈɡavr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːvar/, /ˈɡavar/
• Rhymes: -avr

Noun

gafr f (plural geifr)

1. goat (Capra)

Derived terms

• gafr wyllt (“wild goat”)
• gafrewig (“gazelle; chamois”)

Mutation

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

References

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