Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From criafol (rowanberries) and bwci (boggart, bogey).

Noun

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criafol y bwci f (collective, singulative criafolen y bwci)

  1. dogrose hips, the fruit of the dogrose plant (Rosa canina)
    Synonyms: afalau'r bwci, eirin y meirch, mwcog, egroes, bochgochod

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
criafol y bwci griafol y bwci nghriafol y bwci chriafol y bwci
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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