afanc

English

Etymology

From Welsh afanc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈævæŋk/, /ˈɑvɑŋk/

Noun

afanc (plural afancs)

  1. A lake monster in Welsh mythology, described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and sometimes said to be a demon.

Translations

Anagrams

Welsh
Afanc

Alternative forms
  • (lake monster): addanc

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aβank, from Proto-Celtic *abankos (compare Breton avank, Irish abhac (“dwarf”)), from *abū (“river”). More at afon.

Pronunciation

Noun

afanc m (plural afancod)

  1. beaver
  2. afanc (lake monster in Welsh mythology)
  3. (obsolete) crocodile, alligator, cayman

Mutation
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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