derw
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru; compare Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “tree”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɛru/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdeːru/, /ˈdɛru/
Noun edit
derw f (collective, singulative derwen)
Derived terms edit
- afal (y) derw (“oak apple”)
- bachadain y derw (“oak hook-tip moth”)
- barfau'r derw (“tree liverwort”)
- bloneg (y) derw (“oak sap”)
- callod y derw, clustiau'r derw (“lungwort”)
- delor y derw (“green woodpecker”)
- llawredyn y derw, marchredyn y derw, rhedyn y derw (“common polypody”)
- llygoden y derw (“titmouse”)
- madarch y derw (“tree fungus”)
Related terms edit
- derwydd (“druid”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| derw | dderw | nerw | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||