llwynog
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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh llvynauc. By surface analysis, llwyn (“bush”) + -og.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬʊɨ̯nɔɡ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬʊi̯nɔɡ/
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Noun
llwynog m (plural llwynogod, feminine llwynoges)
- (North Wales) fox (Vulpes vulpes)[2]
- (figurative) fox, cunning or wily person
Synonyms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llwynog | lwynog | unchanged | unchanged |
| 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), “llwynog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1) (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44