eirlys

Welsh

Eirlys

Etymology

From eira (“snow”) +‎ llys (“plant, herb, wort”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯rlɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈei̯rlɪs/

Noun

eirlys m (plural eirlysiau)

1. snowdrop (Galanthus)

   Synonyms: blodyn yr eira, cloch baban, cloch maban, eiriol, lili fach wen, lili wen fach, prydferth ôd, tlws yr eira

Derived terms

• coeden eirlysiau (“silverbell, snowdrop tree, Halesia”)
• eirlys deilblyg (“pleated snowdrop, Galanthus plicatus”)
• eirlys Elwes (“greater snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii”)
• eirlys Icaria (“green snowdrop, Galanthus ikariae”)
• eirlys y Cawcasws (“Caucasian snowdrop, Galanthus caucasicus”)
• eirlys yr hydref (“Queen Olga's snowdrop, Galanthus reginae-olgae”)
• pydredd llwyd yr eirlys (“snowdrop grey mould, Botrytis galanthina”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eirlys	unchanged	unchanged	heirlys
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), “eirlys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies