bwm y gors
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Literally “boom of the marsh”, from the bird's call.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bwm y gors m (plural bwmau'r gors)
- Eurasian bittern, great bittern, bittern (Botaurus stellaris)[1]
- (by extension) any bittern (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae in the heron family, Ardeidae)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- bwm bach y gors (“little bittern”)
Mutation edit
| 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. | |||
References edit
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 16