Taf
English
Proper noun
Taf
- A river in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, West Wales, which flows into Carmarthen Bay.
- 1939 Septenber, T. R. Perkins, “The G.W.R in West Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 202:
- It only remains to notice briefly the branch from Whitland to Cardigan, which for a few miles pursues its tortuous and picturesque course along the valley of the Taf, thence rising by very severe gradients to Crymmych Arms, near to which station is a striking horse-shoe curve.
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See also
- (River) Taff
Anagrams
- AFT, ATF, FAT, FTA, TFA, aft, aft-, fat
Welsh
Etymology
Likely from the same Celtic source of the rivers Tafwys, Teivy, Dovy, Tawe, from a root meaning "dark" or "water."[1][2] Also see Thames.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taːv/
Proper noun
Taf
- River Taff
Derived terms
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Taf | Daf | Nhaf | Thaf |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Fenwick, G. L. (1896). A History of the Ancient City of Chester from the Earliest Times. United Kingdom: Phillipson and Golder, p. 8
- Denison, D. (2012). Analysing Older English. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, p. 36