blewog

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh blewawc. By surface analysis, blew +‎ -og.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɛu̯.ɔɡ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛu̯ɔɡ

Adjective[edit]

blewog (feminine singular blewog, plural blewogion, equative mor flewog, comparative mwy blewog, superlative mwyaf blewog)

  1. hairy, furry, fluffy

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
blewog flewog mlewog unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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