golfan
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Late learned borrowing. Cognate with Cornish golvan and Breton golvan as well as Irish gealbhan, Manx gialloon and Scottish Gaelic gealbhonn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
golfan f (plural golfanod)
- (literary) house sparrow
- Synonyms: llwyd y to, aderyn y to
Derived terms edit
- golfan y mynydd (“tree sparrow, Passer montanus”)
- golfanaidd (“passerine”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| golfan | olfan | ngolfan | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “golfan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies