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Welsh
Etymology
Late learned borrowing. Cognate with Cornish golvan and Breton golvan as well as Irish gealbhan, Manx gialloon and Scottish Gaelic gealbhonn.
Pronunciation
Noun
golfan f (plural golfanod)
- (literary) house sparrow
- Synonyms: llwyd y to, aderyn y to
Derived terms
Mutation
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), “golfan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies