afanc
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
afanc (plural afancs)
- A lake monster in Welsh mythology, described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and sometimes said to be a demon.
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (lake monster): addanc
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *aβank, from Proto-Celtic *abankos (compare Breton avank, Irish abhac (“dwarf”)), from *abū (“river”). More at afon.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈavaŋk/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈa(ː)vaŋk/
Noun[edit]
afanc m (plural afancod)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| afanc | unchanged | unchanged | hafanc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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