rhaff

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Old English rāp (“rope”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /r̥aːf/
  • Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

rhaff f (plural rhaffau)

  1. rope

Derived terms
  • rhaff dyn, rhaff uchel (“tightrope”)
  • rhaff halio (“towrope”)
  • rhaffu, rhaffo, rhaffio (“to rope”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhaff raff unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhaff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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