rhafnwydd

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Welsh

Rhamnus cathartica

Etymology

From rhafn (“learned borrowing from Latin rhamnus”) +‎ gwŷdd (“trees, shrubs”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

rhafnwydd f (collective, singulative rhafnwydden)

  1. buckthorn (Rhamnaceae), especially genus Rhamnus
    1. common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)[2]

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Mutation

Mutated forms of rhafnwydd
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhafnwydd rafnwydd unchanged unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)‎ (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 44‎
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