Affrica

See also: affrica

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Africa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑf.fri.kɑ/

Proper noun

Affrica f

  1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
  2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Affrica ⁊ Asia hiera landġemircu onginnað of Alexandria, Egypta burg...
      The boundaries between Africa and Asia begin in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...

Derived terms

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Africa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈafrɪka/
  • Rhymes: -ɪka

Proper noun

Affrica f

  1. Africa (the continent south of Europe and between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
  2. (historical) Africa (a former province of the Roman Empire, containing what is now Tunisia and portions of coastal Algeria and Libya)

Derived terms

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of Affrica
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Affrica unchanged unchanged Haffrica

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.