cloron
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From clôr (“truffles, earthnuts, pignuts”) + -on, under the influence of such words as moron (“carrots”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈklɔrɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkloːrɔn/, /ˈklɔrɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɔn
Noun
[edit]cloron f (collective, singulative cloronen or cloren)
Derived terms
[edit]- cloron Ffrengig (“black truffles, Tuber melanosporum”)
- cloron y moch (“summer truffles, Tuber aestivum”)
Related terms
[edit]- clora (“to hunt for truffles”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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cloron | gloron | nghloron | chloron |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cloron”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies