adar y bwn
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌadar ə ˈbʊn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌaːdar ə ˈbʊn/, /ˌadar ə ˈbʊn/
Noun
[edit]adar y bwn m (collective, singulative aderyn y bwn)
- Eurasian bitterns, great bitterns, bitterns (Botaurus stellaris)[1]
- (by extension) any bitterns (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae in the heron family, Ardeidae)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- adar y bwn lleiaf (“little bitterns”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
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adar y bwn | unchanged | unchanged | hadar y bwn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 16