tafarn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh tauarn, from Proto-Brythonic *taβern, from Latin taberna.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtavarn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaːvarn/, /ˈtavarn/
Noun edit
tafarn m or f (plural tafarnau or tefyrn)
Usage notes edit
In the South tafarn is usually treated as a masculine noun, therefore y tafarn mawr (“the large pub”). In the North, however, it is generally treated as feminine, therefore y dafarn fawr (“the large pub”).
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tafarn | dafarn | nhafarn | thafarn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||