melynwyrdd
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Welsh
Etymology
melyn (“yellow”) + gwyrdd (“green”)[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˈlənwɨ̞rð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˈlənwɪrð/
Adjective
melynwyrdd (feminine singular melynwerdd, plural melynwyrddion, equative melynwyrdded, comparative melynwyrddach, superlative melynwyrddaf)
Derived terms
- cnocell aur felynwerdd (“golden-olive woodpecker”)
- cnocell fannog felynwerdd (“white-spotted woodpecker”)
- cnocell felynwerdd (“olive woodpecker”)
- cnocellan felynwerdd (“olivaceous piculet”)
- gwennol lifadeiniog felynwerdd (“Ethiopian saw-wing”)
- mulfran felynwerdd (“olivaceous cormorant”)
- y galdrist felynwerdd (“green-flowered helleborine”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
melynwyrdd | felynwyrdd | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
gwyn | llwyd | du |
coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melynwyrdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003-2015) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1]