bwm y gors

Welsh

Bwm y gors

Alternative forms

• bwmp y gors

Etymology

Literally “boom of the marsh”, from the bird's call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbʊm ə ˈɡɔrs/

Noun

bwm y gors m (plural bwmau'r gors)

1. Eurasian bittern, great bittern, bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
2. (by extension) any bittern (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae in the heron family, Ardeidae)

Synonyms

• aderyn y bwn
• bwn
• tabwrdd y baw
• crëyr brych
• buddai

Derived terms

• bwm bach y gors (“little bittern”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwm y gors	fwm y gors	mwm y gors	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.