braf

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, from Medieval Latin *bravus, from a conflation of Latin pravus with barbarus. Cognate with Breton brav.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbraːv/
  • Rhymes: -aːv

Adjective

braf (feminine singular braf, plural braf, equative brafied, comparative brafiach, superlative brafiaf)

  1. fine, excellent
  2. strong, healthy

Usage notes

This adjective generally resists mutation except in some dialects of South Wales.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
braf unchanged△ mraf unchanged
△Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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