llwyn y fagwyr

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Welsh

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Etymology

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llwyn (shrub) + magwyr (wall)

Noun

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llwyn y fagwyr m (plural llwynau'r fagwyr)

  1. succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family, especially:
    1. houseleek (Sempervivum), especially common houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum)[1]
      Synonym: llysieuyn pen tai
    2. yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttalianum)[1][2]
      Synonym: bywydog felen
    3. biting stonecrop (Sedum acre)[1]
      Synonyms: briweg boeth, pupur y fagwyr

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llwyn y fagwyr lwyn y fagwyr unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fagwyr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary 1995: University of Wales Press, Cardiff. Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones, eds.