gafr
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh gauar, from Proto-Brythonic *gaβr, from Proto-Celtic *gabros, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
gafr f (plural geifr)
Derived terms edit
- gafr wyllt (“wild goat”)
- gafrewig (“gazelle; chamois”)
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- 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