uffern

Welsh

Alternative forms

uffar, yffarn, yffach

Etymology

From Middle Welsh uffern, from Proto-Brythonic *ifern, from Vulgar Latin *īferna, from Latin īnferna.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞fɛrn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɪfɛrn/

Noun

uffern f (plural uffernau or uffernoedd)

hell

Derived terms

uffern o
uffernol

Interjection

uffern

(impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) hell, damn
Yffach! Oes rhaid i ti weddi cymaint?
Damn! Do you have to pray so much?

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
uffern	unchanged	unchanged	huffern
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), “uffern”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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