claf
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh claf, from Proto-Brythonic *klaβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *klamos.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
claf (feminine singular claf, plural cleifion, equative clafed, comparative clafach, superlative clafaf)
Derived terms[edit]
- claf o gariad (“lovesick”)
- clafdy (“infirmary”)
- clafychu (“ail, sicken”)
- clefyd (“disease, illness”)
Noun[edit]
claf m (plural cleifion)
Derived terms[edit]
- claf allanol (“out-patient”)
- claf mewnol (“in-patient”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
claf | glaf | nghlaf | chlaf |
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), “claf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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