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maip Mair

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Literally “Mary's turnips”.

Noun

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maip Mair f (collective, singulative meipen Fair)

  1. red or white bryony, lady's seal (Bryonia dioica[1][2]
    Synonym: bloneg y ddaear
  2. black bryony, lady's seal (Tamus communis)[1]
    Synonym: cwlwm y coed

Mutation

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Mutated forms of maip Mair
radical soft nasal aspirate
maip Mair faip Mair unchanged 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2016) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎[1], retrieved 21 October 2024
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maip Mair”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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