tafarn

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh tauarn, from Proto-Brythonic *taβern, from Latin taberna.

Pronunciation

Noun

tafarn m or f (plural tafarnau or tefyrn)

  1. pub
  2. tavern

Usage notes

In the South tafarn is usually treated as a masculine noun, therefore y tafarn mawr (“the large pub”). In the North, however, it is generally treated as feminine, therefore y dafarn fawr (“the large pub”).

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tafarn
radical soft nasal aspirate
tafarn dafarn nhafarn thafarn

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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