cypreswydd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin cypressus +‎ gwŷdd (trees).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cypreswydd f (collective, singulative cypreswydden)

  1. cypresses, trees in the taxonomic family Cupressaceae, especially the genus Cupressus, but also Chamaecyparis and Callitropsis[2]

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cypreswydd gypreswydd nghypreswydd chypreswydd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cypreswydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ 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 7‎[2]