uffern
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh uffern, from Proto-Brythonic *ifern, from Vulgar Latin *īferna, from Latin īnferna.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞fɛrn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɪfɛrn/
Noun edit
uffern f (plural uffernau or uffernoedd)
Derived terms edit
Interjection edit
uffern
- (impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) hell, damn
- Yffach! Oes rhaid i ti weddi cymaint?
- Damn! Do you have to pray so much?
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| uffern | unchanged | unchanged | huffern |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uffern”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies