berwr y dŵr
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
berwr (“cress”) + dŵr (“water”).[1]
Noun[edit]
berwr y dŵr f (collective, singulative berwren y dŵr)
- watercress (Nasturtium officinale)[2]
- Synonyms: berwr y ffynnon, berwr
- bittercress (Cardamine)[1]
- Synonym: berwr chwerw
Derived terms[edit]
- berwr-y-dŵr bach (“narrow-fruited watercress”)
- berwr-y-dŵr croesryw (“hybrid watercress”)
- berwr-y-dŵr melyn (“yellow watercress, marsh yellowcress”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| berwr y dŵr | ferwr y dŵr | merwr y dŵr | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “berwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 24[2]