cloch baban
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From cloch (“bell”) + baban (“baby, babe”), "baby's bell".
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkloːχ ˈbaban/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌkloːχ ˈba(ː)ban/
Noun edit
cloch baban f (plural clychau baban)
- snowdrop
- Synonyms: blodyn yr eira, cloch maban, eiriol, eirlys, lili fach wen, lili wen fach, prydferth ôd, tlws yr eira
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cloch baban | gloch baban | nghloch baban | chloch baban |
| 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), “cloch baban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies