suran yr ŷd

Welsh

Suran yr ŷd

Etymology

From suran (“sorrel”) +‎ yr (“the”) +‎ ŷd (“corn”), "corn sorrel".

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌsɨ̞ran ə ˈɨːd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌsiːran ə ˈiːd/, /ˌsɪran ə ˈiːd/

Noun

suran yr ŷd f (collective, singulative suranen yr ŷd, not mutable)

1. wood sorrel, Rumex acetosella

   Synonyms: dringol, dringon, suran cilddail, suran y maes

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “suran yr ŷd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies