hopys
Welsh
Hopys
Etymology
From Middle English hoppes, from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔpɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔpɪs/
Noun
hopys f pl (singulative hopysen, not mutable)
- hops, Humulus lupulus
- Synonyms: llewyg y blaidd, pensag
Derived terms
- clofer hopys (“hop trefoil, Trifolium campestre”)
- hopysaidd (“hoplike”)
- hopysu (“to hop, to impregnate with hops”)
- hopyswr (“hop-picker”)
- llwydni hopys (“cucurbit downy mildew, Pseudoperonospora cubensis”)
- meillion hopys (“hop trefoil, Trifolium campestre”)
- trwynog hopys (“buttoned snout, Hypena rostralis”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “hopys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies