tafarn

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh tauarn, from Proto-Brythonic *taβern, from Latin taberna. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtavarn/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtaːvarn/, /ˈtavarn/ === Noun === tafarn m or f (plural tafarnau or tefyrn) pub tavern ==== Usage notes ==== In the South tafarn is usually treated as a masculine noun, therefore y tafarn mawr (“the large pub”). In the North, however, it is generally treated as feminine, therefore y dafarn fawr (“the large pub”). ==== Derived terms ==== tafarnwr tafarnwraig === Mutation ===