llyffant cragennog
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Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]llyffant (“toad”) + cragennog (“shelly, testaceous”). Calque of English shellpad, itself a variant of shieldpad. Cf. Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”), German Schildpatt (“tortoise”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]llyffant cragennog m (plural llyffantod cragennog or llyffaint cragennog)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llyffant cragennog | lyffant cragennog | 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), “llyffant cragennog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies