gwyach gorniog

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Welsh

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Gwyach gorniog ar y dŵr.

Etymology

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gwyach (grebe) + corniog (horned).

Noun

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gwyach gorniog f (plural gwyachod corniog)

  1. horned grebe, Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus)[1]
    Synonym: gwyach glustiog
  2. great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
    Synonym: gwyach fawr gopog

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyach gorniog wyach gorniog ngwyach gorniog 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. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 8