briger Gwener
Welsh
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]briger (“tresses, long hair”) + Gwener (“Venus”).
Noun
[edit]briger Gwener (collective, singulative brigeryn Gwener)
Synonyms
[edit]- brigau Gwener
- diwlith
- (more commonly “hair moss”) gwallt y ddaear
- gwir wallt y forwyn
- rhedyn gwallt y forwyn
Derived terms
[edit]- cawod goch briger Gwener (“maidenhair rust”)
Related terms
[edit]- rhedyn persli (“parsley ferns”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| briger Gwener | friger Gwener | mriger Gwener | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 2[2]
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “briger”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies