rhafnwydd
Welsh
Etymology
From rhafn (learned borrowing from Latin rhamnus) + gwŷdd (“tree(s); shrub(s)”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥avnwɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈr̥avnwɪð/
Noun
rhafnwydd f pl (singulative rhafnwydden)
- buckthorn
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| rhafnwydd | rafnwydd | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhafnwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies