delor

Welsh

Alternative forms

• telor

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɔr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlɔr/, /ˈdɛlɔr/

Noun

delor m (plural delorion)

1. nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

   Synonym: delor y cnau

2. woodpecker (Picidae spp.)

   Synonyms: delor y coed, cnocell y coed

3. woodlark (Lullula arborea)

   Synonym: delor y coed

4. warbler (Sylviidae spp.)

   Synonym: telor

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
delor	ddelor	nelor	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun

delor

1. Soft mutation of telor (“warbler”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
telor	delor	nhelor	thelor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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