"afanc" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈævæŋk/, /ˈɑvɑŋk/ Forms: afancs [plural]
Etymology: From Welsh afanc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|afanc}} Welsh afanc Head templates: {{en-noun}} afanc (plural afancs)
  1. A lake monster in Welsh mythology, described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and sometimes said to be a demon. Wikipedia link: afanc Categories (topical): Celtic mythology, Mythological creatures Translations (lake monster in Welsh mythology): アーヴァンク (āvanku) (Japanese), afanc [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-afanc-en-noun-Lv-zyZL8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈavaŋk/ [North-Wales], /ˈa(ː)vaŋk/ [South-Wales] Forms: afancod [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], afanc [mutation, mutation-radical], hafanc [mutation, prothesis-h]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *aβank, from Proto-Celtic *abankos (compare Breton avank, Irish abhac (“dwarf”)), from *abū (“river”). More at afon. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*aβank}} Proto-Brythonic *aβank, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*abankos}} Proto-Celtic *abankos, {{cog|br|avank}} Breton avank, {{cog|ga|abhac||dwarf}} Irish abhac (“dwarf”), {{m|cel-pro|*abū||river}} *abū (“river”), {{l|cy|afon}} afon Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|afancod}} afanc m (plural afancod) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. beaver Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-afanc-cy-noun-cdokjGBJ
  2. afanc (lake monster in Welsh mythology) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Celtic mythology, Mythological creatures Synonyms (lake monster): addanc
    Sense id: en-afanc-cy-noun-cddDUSU~ Disambiguation of Celtic mythology: 5 89 6 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 3 65 32 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 1 70 29 Disambiguation of 'lake monster': 0 100 0
  3. (obsolete) crocodile, alligator, cayman Tags: masculine, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Rodents
    Sense id: en-afanc-cy-noun-v-5~hgxV Disambiguation of Rodents: 7 39 54

Inflected forms

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