afuad

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Welsh

Etymology

From afu (“liver”) +‎ -ad (“plant, wort”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈvɨː.ad/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /aˈviː.ad/

Noun

afuad m (plural afuadau)

liverwort (Marchantiophyta)^[2]

Synonyms

Hyponyms

anewra (“liverworts of genus Aneura”)
cwpanllys (“any liverwort of genus Marchantia”)

Derived Hyponyms

afuad croen neidr (“snakewort”)
afuad crymbigog (“crescent-cup liverwort”)
afuad gwelw Gwenffrewi (“St Winifred's other moss”)
afuad Gwenffrewi (“St Winifred's moss”)
afuad gwrychog (“Dumortier's liverwort”)
afuad isddeiliog (“orobus-seed liverwort”)
afuad mawr pêr (“great scented liverwort”)
afuad pengrwn (“hemispheric liverwort”)
afuad pensgwar (“narrow mushroom-headed liverwort”)

Other derived terms

bogail afuad (“liverwort navel mushroom”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
afuad	unchanged	unchanged	hafuad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afuad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎, retrieved 17 March 2024

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