cegid fraith
Welsh
[edit]Noun
[edit]cegid fraith f (plural cegidau brith or cegidau brithion)
- a spotted woodpecker (Picidae), e.g. great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius), lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)[1]
Notes
[edit]Identified as spotted woodpecker in the Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru,[1] which is ambiguous with respect to species. Y Bywiadur records cegid without qualification as referring to a great spotted woodpecker.[2]
Hyponyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cegid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2006) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1], retrieved 8 August 2024