draenogyn

Welsh

Etymology

diminutive of draenog (“hedgehog; bass; perch”).

Noun

draenogyn m (plural draenogiaid)

1. bass, especially sea bass (Perciformes)

Derived terms

• draenogyn cegfawr (“zander”)
• draenogyn dŵr croyw (“European perch”)
• draenogyn môr (“European seabass”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
draenogyn	ddraenogyn	nraenogyn	unchanged
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), “draenogyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies