trochydd bach

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Welsh

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Etymology

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trochydd (diver, loon) + bach (small, little).

Noun

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trochydd bach f (plural trochyddion bach)

  1. black-throated diver, black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)[1]
    Synonym: trochydd gyddfddu

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trochydd bach drochydd bach nhrochydd bach throchydd bach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 6