melyngoch
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]melyn (“yellow”) + coch (“red”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]melyngoch (feminine singular melyngoch or melengoch, plural melyngochion, equative melyngoched, comparative melyngochach, superlative melyngochaf)
Derived terms
[edit]- cigydd-danagr melyngoch (“fulvous shrike-tanager”)
- teyrn melyngoch (“otracheous attila”)
See also
[edit]| gwyn | llwyd | du |
| coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
| melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
| gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
| fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| melyngoch | felyngoch | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “melyngoch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies