bwm y gors

Welsh

Bwm y gors

Alternative forms

• bwmp y gors

Etymology

Literally “boom of the marsh”, from the bird's call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbʊm ə ˈɡɔrs/

Noun

bwm y gors m (plural bwmau'r gors)

1. Eurasian bittern, great bittern, bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
2. (by extension) any bittern (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae in the heron family, Ardeidae)

Synonyms

• aderyn y bwn
• bwn
• tabwrdd y baw
• crëyr brych
• buddai

Derived terms

• bwm bach y gors (“little bittern”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwm y gors

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwm y gors	fwm y gors	mwm y gors	unchanged

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