uffern
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh uffern, from Proto-Brythonic *ifern, from Vulgar Latin *īferna, from Latin īnferna.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɨ̞fɛrn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɪfɛrn/
Noun
[edit]uffern f (plural uffernau or uffernoedd)
Derived terms
[edit]Interjection
[edit]uffern
- (impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) hell, damn
- Yffach! Oes rhaid i ti weddi cymaint?
- Damn! Do you have to pray so much?
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
---|---|---|---|
uffern | unchanged | unchanged | huffern |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “uffern”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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