oestrwydd

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin ostrya (hophornbeam) + gwŷdd (trees).

Noun

oestrwydd f (collective, singulative oestrwyddwen)

  1. hornbeams

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “oestrwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies