Ifan y Glaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Ifan (“Ivan, John”) +‎ y (“(of) the”) +‎ glaw (“rain”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɪvan ə ˈɡlaːu̯/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌiːvan ə ˈɡlau̯/, /ˌɪvan ə ˈɡlau̯/

Proper noun

Ifan y Glaw m

  1. "John the Rain" (personification of the rain)
    • Nursery rhyme:
      Morus y Gwynt ac Ifan y Glaw / Daflodd fy nghap i ganol y baw.
      Morris the Wind and John the Rain / Threw my cap right into the mud.

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ifan y Glaw
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
Ifan y Glaw unchanged unchanged Hifan y Glaw

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

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