malw'r hêl

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English marsh mallow

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

malw'r hêl f (collective, singulative malwen yr hêl)

  1. (literary, archaic) marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
    Synonym: hocys y morfa

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
malw'r hêl falw'r hêl unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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