morfran
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]môr (“sea”) + brân (“crow”)[1]
Noun
[edit]morfran f (plural morfrain or morfranod)
- great cormorant, cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)[2]
- Synonyms: mulfran, bilidowcar
Derived terms
[edit]- morfran gopog, morfran werdd (“shag”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| morfran | forfran | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “morfran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 14