ifanc

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier iefanc, from Proto-Brythonic *jowank, from Proto-Celtic *yowankos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Doublet of ieuanc.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ifanc (feminine singular ifanc, plural ifainc, equative ifanged or ifenged, comparative iau or ifancach or ifengach, superlative ieuaf or ifancaf or ifengaf)

  1. young, juvenile

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
ifanc unchanged unchanged hifanc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

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