afonfarch

Welsh

Etymology

From afon (“river”) +‎ march (“stallion”); calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈvɔnvarχ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnvarχ

Noun

afonfarch m (plural afonfeirch)

  1. hippopotamus

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of afonfarch
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afonfarch unchanged unchanged hafonfarch

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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