allffon

Welsh

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English allophone. Analysable as all- (“allo-”) +‎ ffôn (“phone”). Doublet of aloffon.

Noun

allffon m (plural allffonau)

  1. (linguistics, phonetics) allophone

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of allffon
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
allffon unchanged unchanged hallffon

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “allophone”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “allffon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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