grugiar

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh grugiar. By surface analysis, grug (“heather”) +‎ iâr (“chicken”).

Noun

grugiar f (plural grugieir)

1. grouse (Tetraoninae)

Mutation

Mutated forms of grugiar

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
grugiar	rugiar	ngrugiar	unchanged

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “grugiar”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grugiar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies