rhuddog

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Phono-semantic match for English ruddock, synchronically analysable as rhudd (red) +‎ -og.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rhuddog m (plural rhuddogod or rhuddogiaid, diminutive rhuddogyn)

  1. robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    Synonyms: robin goch, robin, brongoch, bronrhuddyn, cochgam

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhuddog ruddog unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.