twrf

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • twrw, twryf
  • tŵrf, twrwbh, twrwf, twryv (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh twryf, from Latin turba, from Ancient Greek τύρβη (túrbē).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊr(ə)v/

Noun

twrf m (plural tyrfau or twrfau)

  1. disturbance, tumult, uproar
  2. (obsolete) mob, crowd, throng, multitude

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
twrf dwrf nhwrf thwrf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “twrf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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