llefaru

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === llafaru === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Welsh llavaraw. By surface analysis, llafar +‎ -u. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬeˈvarɨ̞/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬeˈva(ː)ri/ Rhymes: -arɨ === Verb === llefaru (first-person singular present llefaraf) to recite, to report Synonym: adrodd to speak, to utter Synonyms: mynegi, parablu, traethu ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== llefarwr (“speaker”) llefaru wrth yr awyr (“to speak to the wind”, literally “to speak against the air”) llefarydd (“spokesperson”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llefaru”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llefaru”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies