cynffonwellt
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]cynffon (“tail”) + gwellt (“grass”)
Noun
[edit]cynffonwellt m (collective, singulative cynffonwelltyn)
- foxtail (Alopecurus)[1]
- Synonym: rhonwellt y cadno
Derived terms
[edit]- cynffonwellt du (“blackgrass”)
- cynffonwellt elinog (“marsh foxtail”)
- cynffonwellt melyngoch (“orange foxtail”)
- cynffonwellt oddfog (“bulbous foxtail”)
- cynffonwellt y maes (“meadow foxtail”)
- cynffonwellt y mynydd (“Alpine foxtail”)
- parddu cynffonwellt (“ foxtail smut”)
Related terms
[edit]- rhonwellt (“timothy, cat's-tail grass”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cynffonwellt | gynffonwellt | nghynffonwellt | chynffonwellt |
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[2]