olewydd

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Welsh

Olewydd

Etymology

From oliwydd (“olive trees”), reanalysed as olew (“oil”) +‎ gwŷdd (“trees”).

Pronunciation

Noun

olewydd f (collective, singulative olewydden)

  1. olive trees

Derived terms

  • olif (“olive (fruit)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of olewydd
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
olewydd unchanged unchanged holewydd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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