tafarn

From Middle Welsh tauarn, from Proto-Brythonic *taβern, from Latin taberna.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtavarn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːvarn/, /ˈtavarn/

tafarn m or f (plural tafarnau or tefyrn)

1. pub
2. tavern

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”).

• tafarnwr
• tafarnwraig