gwylan fawr

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Welsh

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Etymology

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gwylan (gull) + mawr (big, great).

Noun

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gwylan fawr f (plural gwylanod mawr)

  1. gannet, (Morus bassanus)[1]
    Synonyms: hugan, gwylanwydd, mulfran wen
  2. booby (Sula spp.)
    Synonym: mulfran wen

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwylan fawr
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwylan fawr wylan fawr ngwylan fawr unchanged

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

References

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  1. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 13