blodyn

Welsh

Etymology

From old plural blawd (“flowers”) +‎ -yn, from Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (compare Cornish bleujen, Breton bleuñv, Irish bláth), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈblɔdɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbloːdɪn/, /ˈblɔdɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɔdɨ̞n

Noun

blodyn m (plural blodau)

1. flower

Synonyms

• blodeuyn
• fflwr

Mutation

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