mwyaf
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From mwy (“bigger, more”) + -af.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯.av/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯.a/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈmʊi̯.av/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmʊi̯.a/
- Hyphenation: mwy‧af
- Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯av
Adjective[edit]
mwyaf
- superlative degree of mawr (“big”)
Adverb[edit]
mwyaf
- Used to form the superlative of adjectives.
Noun[edit]
mwyaf m (uncountable)
- most
- Doedd dim gan fwyaf o bobl geir y dyddiau ’na.
- Most people didn't have cars in those days.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mwyaf | fwyaf | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |