cypreswydd
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Medieval Latin cypressus + gwŷdd (“trees”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəpˈrɛswɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kəpˈreːsʊi̯ð/, /kəpˈrɛsʊi̯ð/, /kəpˈrɛswɪð/
- Rhymes: -ɛswɨ̞ð
Noun
[edit]cypreswydd f (collective, singulative cypreswydden)
- cypresses, trees in the taxonomic family Cupressaceae, especially the genus Cupressus, but also Chamaecyparis and Callitropsis[2]
Hypernyms
[edit]- conwydd (“conifers”)
Derived hyponyms
[edit]- cypreswydd Lawson (“Lawson's cypresses”)
- cypreswydd Leyland (“Leyland cypresses”)
- cypreswydd Monterey (“Monterey cypresses”)
- cypreswydd Nootka (“Nootka cypresses”)
- cypreswydd Sawara (“Sawara cypresses”)
Other hyponyms
[edit]- cedrwydd coch(ion) (“western red-cedars”)
- cedrwydd gwyn(ion) (“white cedars”)
- meryw (“juniper”)
Other derived terms
[edit]- llaethlys cypreswydd (“cypress spurge”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cypreswydd | gypreswydd | nghypreswydd | chypreswydd |
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), “cypreswydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ 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 7[2]