cloch maban
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cloch (“bell”) + maban (“babe, baby”), literally “babe's bell”
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkloːχ ˈmaban/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkloːχ ˈma(ː)ban/
Noun
[edit]cloch maban f (plural clychau maban)
- snowdrop
- Synonyms: blodyn yr eira, cloch baban, eiriol, eirlys, lili fach wen, lili wen fach, prydferth ôd, tlws yr eira
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cloch maban | gloch maban | nghloch maban | chloch maban |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cloch maban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies