afon
Old English
Etymology
Equivalent to ā- + fōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈfoːn/
Verb
āfōn
- to receive, take up
- to take hold of, seize
Conjugation
Conjugation of āfōn (strong class 7)
infinitive | āfōn | āfōnne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | āfō | āfēng |
second person singular | āfēhst | āfēnge |
third person singular | āfēhþ | āfēng |
plural | āfōþ | āfēngon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | āfō | āfēnge |
plural | āfōn | āfēngen |
imperative | ||
singular | āfōh | |
plural | āfōþ | |
participle | present | past |
āfōnde | āfangen |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĀFŌN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĀFŌN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Romanian
Etymology
From French aphone.
Adjective
afon m or n (feminine singular afonă, masculine plural afoni, feminine and neuter plural afone)
- aphonic
Declension
Declension of afon
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | afon | afonă | afoni | afone | ||
definite | afonul | afona | afonii | afonele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | afon | afone | afoni | afone | ||
definite | afonului | afonei | afonilor | afonelor |
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh afon, from Proto-Brythonic *aβon, from Proto-Celtic *abū, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-h₃ōn-, from *h₂ep- (“body of water”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈavɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈaːvɔn/, /ˈavɔn/
- Rhymes: -avɔn
Noun
afon f (plural afonydd)
- river
Derived terms
- afonfarch
- afonol
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
afon | unchanged | unchanged | hafon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Definition from the BBC