ysgyfarn

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ysgyfar

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yskyvarn, from Proto-Brythonic *skuβarn. Cognate with Breton skouarn and Cornish skovarn.

Noun

ysgyfarn f or m (plural ysgyfarnau)

1. (anatomy, obsolete) ear

   Synonym: clust

Derived terms

• hare

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgyfarn

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgyfarn	unchanged	unchanged	hysgyfarn

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

Further reading

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