mulfran
Welsh
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Etymology
[edit]mul (“[unknown]”) + brân (“crow”)[1]
Noun
[edit]mulfran f (plural mulfrain or mulfranod)
- great cormorant, cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)[2]
- (by extension) any cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- mulfran werdd, mulfran fechan, mulfran gopog, y mulfran leiaf (“shag”)
- corfulfran (“pygmy cormorant”)
- mulfran wen, mulfran lwyd (“gannet”)
- mulfran wynebddu (“black-faced cormorant”)
- mulfran yddflas (“Brandt's cormorant”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| mulfran | fulfran | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “mulfran”, 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 14
Further reading
[edit]- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “mulfran”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin