calchfaen

Welsh

Etymology

From calch (“lime, chalk”) +‎ maen (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkalχvaɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkalχvai̯n/

Noun

calchfaen m (plural calchfeini)

1. limestone

   Synonym: carreg galch

Derived terms

• marchredyn y calchfaen (“rigid buckler-ferns”)
• rhedyn y calchfaen (“limestone ferns”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
calchfaen	galchfaen	nghalchfaen	chalchfaen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “calchfaen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies