llwybig
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]llwy (“spoon”) + pig (“beak, bill”).[1]
Noun
[edit]llwybig m (plural llwybigau)
- spoonbill, esp. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)[2]
- Synonym: llydanbig
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llwybig | lwybig | unchanged | unchanged |
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), “llwybig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 19