cerddin

Welsh

Cerddin

Alternative forms

• cerdin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• wIPA^(key): /ˈkɛrðɪn/

Noun

cerddin f (collective, singulative cerddinen)

1. service trees (Sorbus), especially wild service trees (Sorbus torminalis)

   Synonyms: ceri, sarth, sarff, sarffwydd

2. serviceberries, sorbs
3. rowan trees or fruit

   Synonym: criafol

Derived terms

• cerddin croesryw (“Swedish service tree”)
• cerddin glen Catacol (“Arran service tree”)
• cerddin gwyllt(ion) (“wild service tree”)
• cerddin gwyn(ion) (“whitebeam”)
• cerddin Morgannwg (“true service tree”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cerddin	gerddin	ngherddin	cherddin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.