megaffon

Welsh

Etymology

Calque of English megaphone. Equivalent to mega- +‎ ffôn (“phone”).

Noun

megaffon m (plural megaffonau)

  1. megaphone
    Synonyms: corn siarad, chwyddleisydd

Mutation

Mutated forms of megaffon
radical soft nasal aspirate
megaffon fegaffon unchanged unchanged

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), “megaphone”, 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), “megaffon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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