mwyaf

Welsh

Alternative forms

mwya (colloquial)

Etymology

From mwy (“bigger, more”) +‎ -af.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯.av/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmʊɨ̯.a/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmʊi̯.av/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈmʊi̯.a/
Hyphenation: mwy‧af
Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯av

Adjective

mwyaf

superlative degree of mawr (“big”)

Derived terms

mwyafrif (“majority”)

Adverb

mwyaf

Used to form the superlative of adjectives.

Noun

mwyaf m (uncountable)

most
Doedd dim gan fwyaf o bobl geir y dyddiau ’na.
Most people didn't have cars in those days.

Mutation

Mutated forms of *mwyaf*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mwyaf	fwyaf	unchanged	unchanged

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