blewog

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɛu̯.ɔɡ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛu̯ɔɡ

Adjective

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

1. hairy, furry, fluffy

Derived terms

• gwlydd blewog (“mouse-ear chickweed”)

Mutation

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

• 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