clafr

Welsh

Alternative forms

• clawr

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh clafyr. Cognate with claf (“sick”), possibly as a form of clafwr (“leper”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /klavr/, [klavr̩]
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkla(ː)var/

Noun

clafr m (plural clafriaid)

1. scurf, scabies, mange

   Synonyms: clafri, cen, marwdon, mansh

2. (with definite article) leprosy

   Synonym: gwahanglwyf

Derived terms

• clafrdy (“leper-house”)
• clafrgen (“leprous liverwort”)
• clafri (“scab, scabby disease”)
• clafrllyd, clafrog (“mangy, scabby”)
• clafrllys (“scabious”)
• clafru (“to become mangy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of clafr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clafr	glafr	nghlafr	chlafr

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “clafr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “clafr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies