ifanc
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier iefanc, from Proto-Brythonic *jowank, from Proto-Celtic *yowankos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Doublet of ieuanc.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɪvaŋk/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈiːvaŋk/, /ˈɪvaŋk/
Adjective edit
ifanc (feminine singular ifanc, plural ifainc, equative ifanged or ifenged, comparative iau or ifancach or ifengach, superlative ieuaf or ifancaf or ifengaf)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ifanc | unchanged | unchanged | hifanc |
| 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), “ifanc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies