-af

See also: Appendix:Variations of "af"

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /av/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /a/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *-haβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *-isamos. Cognate with Cornish -a.

Alternative forms

• (colloquial) -a

Suffix

-af

2. Used to form the superlative of an adjective of one or two syllables.

Usage notes

Like -ach, this triggers causes final b, d and g to mutate to p, t and c, respectively. For example, the superlative of teg (“fair”) is tecaf.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• (colloquial) -a

Suffix

-af

2. (literary) verb suffix for the first-person singular present indicative/future
3. (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person singular future

Derived terms

Welsh terms suffixed with -af

anoddaf

arafaf

blaenaf

byrraf

caletaf

cyntaf

diflasaf

diweddaraf

diwethaf

doniolaf

duaf

gwaethaf

gwychaf

hapusaf

lleiaf

mwyaf

nesaf

newyddaf

olaf

tecaf

tewaf

tristaf

twpaf