tafarn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh tauarn, from Proto-Brythonic *taβern, from Latin taberna.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtavarn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːvarn/, /ˈtavarn/

Noun

tafarn m or f (plural tafarnau or tefyrn)

1. pub
2. tavern

Usage notes

In the South tafarn is usually treated as a masculine noun, therefore y tafarn mawr (“the large pub”). In the North, however, it is generally treated as feminine, therefore y dafarn fawr (“the large pub”).

Derived terms

• tafarnwr
• tafarnwraig

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tafarn	dafarn	nhafarn	thafarn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.