tafod tew

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “fat tongue”.

Pronunciation

Noun

tafod tew m (uncountable)

  1. rhotacism, the stigmatised pronunciation of /r/ as [ʀ] or [ʁ]

Mutation

Mutated forms of tafod tew
radical soft nasal aspirate
tafod tew dafod tew nhafod tew thafod tew

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tafod”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tafod tew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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