gwylan fawr

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Welsh

Etymology

gwylan (“gull”) + mawr (“big, great”).

Noun

gwylan fawr f (plural gwylanod mawr)

  1. gannet, (Morus bassanus)[1]
    Synonyms: hugan, gwylanwydd, mulfran wen
  2. booby (Sula spp.)
    Synonym: mulfran wen

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwylan fawr wylan fawr ngwylan fawr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 13
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