-af
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *-haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *-isamos. Cognate with Cornish -a.
Alternative forms[edit]
- (colloquial) -a
Suffix[edit]
-af
- Used to form the superlative of an adjective of one or two syllables.
Usage notes[edit]
Like -ach, this triggers causes final b, d and g to mutate to p, t and c, respectively. For example, teg becomes tecaf.
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (colloquial) -a
Suffix[edit]
-af
- (literary) verb suffix for the first-person singular present indicative/future
- (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person singular future