twrch daear
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Welsh
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Etymology
[edit]twrch (“hog”) + daear (“earth”)
Noun
[edit]twrch daear m (plural tyrchod daear)
- (North Wales) mole (Talpidae), usually European mole (Talpa europaea)
- Synonym: (South Wales) gwahadden
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| twrch daear | dwrch daear | nhwrch daear | thwrch daear |
| 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), “twrch daear”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies