braf
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, from Medieval Latin *bravus, from a conflation of Latin pravus with barbarus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbraːv/
Adjective
braf (feminine singular braf, plural braf, equative brafied, comparative brafiach, superlative brafiaf)
- fine, excellent
- strong, healthy
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| braf | fraf | mraf | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Usage notes
This adjective generally resists mutation except in some dialects of South Wales.
Further reading
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “braf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies