melynwyrdd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
melyn (“yellow”) + gwyrdd (“green”)[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˈlənwɨ̞rð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˈlənwɪrð/
Adjective[edit]
melynwyrdd (feminine singular melynwerdd, plural melynwyrddion, equative melynwyrdded, comparative melynwyrddach, superlative melynwyrddaf)
Derived terms[edit]
- cnocell aur felynwerdd (“golden-olive woodpecker”)
- cnocell fannog felynwerdd (“white-spotted woodpecker”)
- cnocell felynwerdd (“olive woodpecker”)
- cnocellan felynwerdd (“olivaceous piculet”)
- gwennol lifadeiniog felynwerdd (“Ethiopian saw-wing”)
- mulfran felynwerdd (“olivaceous cormorant”)
- y galdrist felynwerdd (“green-flowered helleborine”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| melynwyrdd | felynwyrdd | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also[edit]
| gwyn | llwyd | du |
| coch; rhudd | oren, melyngoch; brown | melyn; melynwyn |
| melynwyrdd | gwyrdd | |
| gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd | asur, gwynlas | glas |
| fioled, rhuddlas; indigo | majenta; porffor | pinc, rhuddwyn |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melynwyrdd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003-2015) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1]