berog

Welsh

Etymology 1

From bêr (“spear”) +‎ -og.

Adjective

berog (feminine singular berog, plural berog, equative mor ferog, comparative mwy berog, superlative mwyaf berog)

1. (botany) spearlike, in the shape of a spear

Derived terms

• marchysgall berog (“spear thistles”)
• llain ferog (“medullary ray”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of berog

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
berog	ferog	merog	unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Noun

berog

1. Soft mutation of perog (“perry, pear cider”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of perog

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
perog	berog	mherog	pherog

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), “berog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies