golfan

Welsh

Etymology

Late learned borrowing. Cognate with Cornish golvan and Breton golvan as well as Irish gealbhan, Manx gialloon and Scottish Gaelic gealbhonn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlvan/

Noun

golfan f (plural golfanod)

1. (literary) house sparrow

   Synonyms: llwyd y to, aderyn y to

Derived terms

• golfan y mynydd (“tree sparrow, Passer montanus”)
• golfanaidd (“passerine”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “golfan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies