meryswydd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From merys (medlar tree) +‎ gwŷdd (trees).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meryswydd f (collective, singulative meryswydden)

  1. common medlar trees (Mespilus germanica)[1]
    Synonym: merysbrennau

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
meryswydd feryswydd unchanged unchanged
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), “meryswydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies