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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
coch (“red”) + gwŷdd (“trees”). Calque of English redwood.
Noun
cochwydd f (collective, singulative cochwydden)
- redwoods (Sequoia spp.)[1]
- Synonym: coed coch(ion)
Hypernyms
Derived hyponyms
Other hyponyms
- welingtonia (“Sierra redwood, giant sequoia, wellingtonia”)
Etymology 2
Noun
cochwydd m (plural cochwyddau)
- Alternative form of cochwedd (“battle”)[2]
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2) (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 7
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cochwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies