afanc

English

Etymology

From Welsh afanc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈævæŋk/, /ˈɑvɑŋk/

Noun

afanc (plural afancs)

1. (Celtic mythology, mythology) 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

lake monster in Welsh mythology

• Japanese: アーヴァンク (āvanku)
• Welsh: afanc (cy) m

Anagrams

• fanac

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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈavaŋk/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈa(ː)vaŋk/

Noun

afanc m (plural afancod)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of afanc

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afanc	unchanged	unchanged	hafanc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.