braf

German

Adjective

braf (strong nominative masculine singular brafer, comparative brafer, superlative am brafsten)

  1. Obsolete form of brav.

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French brave, from Italian bravo, from Medieval Latin *bravus, from a conflation of Latin pravus with barbarus. Cognate with Breton brav.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbraːv/
  • Rhymes: -aːv

Adjective

braf (feminine singular braf, plural braf, equative brafied, comparative brafiach, superlative brafiaf)

  1. fine, excellent
  2. strong, healthy

Usage notes

This adjective generally resists mutation except in some dialects of South Wales.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
braf unchanged mraf unchanged
Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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