gwrychredyn
Welsh
editEtymology
editgwrych (“hedge; bristles”) + rhedyn (“ferns”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwrəχˈrɛdɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwrəχˈreːdɪn/, /ɡwrəχˈrɛdɪn/
Noun
editgwrychredyn f (collective, singulative gwrychredynen)
- shield ferns, sword ferns, certain ferns of the family Dryopteridaceae[1]
Derived terms
edit- gwrychredyn caled (“hard shield-ferns”)
- gwrychredyn celyn (“holly ferns”)
- gwrychredyn meddal (“soft shield-ferns”)
- gwrychredyn y cledd (“western sword-ferns”)
- gwrychredyn-y-celyn y tŷ (“house holly-ferns”)
Related terms
edit- marchredyn (“male ferns, buckler ferns”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwrychredyn | wrychredyn | ngwrychredyn | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 4[2]