tormaen

Welsh

Alternative forms

• tor y maen, torfaen

Etymology

Univerbation of tor (“breaking”) +‎ maen (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrmaɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrmai̯n/

Noun

tormaen m (plural tormeini)

1. saxifrage (plant)

Hyponyms

• tormaen deilgrwn
• tormaen Iwerddon
• tormaen llwy-ddeiliog
• tormaen melyn
• tormaen Padrig
• tormaen paniglog
• tormaen pendrwm
• tormaen porffor
• tormaen serennog
• tormaen siobynnog
• tormaen tribys
• tormaen y gweunydd
• tormaen y nentydd
• tormaen y Pyreneau (“Pyrenean saxifrage”)
• tormaen ymgripiol (“strawberry geranium”)
• tormaen yr eira

Derived terms

• cawod goch tormaen (“saxifrage rust”)
• parddu tormaen (“saxifrage smut”)
• tormaenwydd (“sassafras trees”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tormaen

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tormaen	dormaen	nhormaen	thormaen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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