pig yr aran

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Welsh

Geranium molle

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of English cranesbill.

Noun

pig yr aran f (usually uncountable, plural pigau'r aran)

  1. cranesbill, geranium (Geranium)[1][2]
    Synonyms: troedrudd, garanbig
    1. especially dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle)[3]
      Synonyms: troed y golomen, troetgoch
    2. or herb Robert, stinking cranesbill (Geranium robertianum)[2]
      Synonyms: y goesgoch, llys y llwynog
    3. or meadow cranesbill (Geranium pratense)[2]
      Synonym: pig-yr-aran y weirglodd

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pig yr aran big yr aran mhig yr aran phig yr aran
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 45
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pig yr aran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 46