marchfieri
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
march (“horse”) + mieri (“briars”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌmarχvi.ˈɛrɪ/, /marχˈvjɛrɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌmarχvi.ˈeːri/, /marχvi.ˈɛri/, /ˌmarχˈvjeːri/, /marχˈvjɛri/
- Rhymes: -ɛri
Noun[edit]
marchfieri f (collective, singulative marchfierïen)
- dogrose plants (Rosa canina)
- Synonyms: mieri Mair, egroeswydd, merddrain, ogfaen, ogfaenllwyni
- sweetbriers, eglantine (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)
- Synonyms: drysi pêr, mieri Mair
Usage notes[edit]
The name marchfieri refers to dogrose plants; the dog rose flower is more usually called rhosyn y cŵn.
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| marchfieri | farchfieri | 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), “marchfieri”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies