cynffon sidan
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
cynffon (“tail”) + sidan (“silk”).
Noun[edit]
cynffon sidan f (plural cynffonnau sidan)
- waxwing (Bombycilla spp.)[1] esp. Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
- Synonyms: adain gŵyr, sidan gynffon
Derived terms[edit]
- cynffon sidan Japan (“Japanese waxwing”)
- cynffon sidan y cedrwydd (“cedar waxwing”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cynffon sidan | gynffon sidan | nghynffon sidan | chynffon sidan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 181