gwrychredyn
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
gwrych (“hedge; bristles”) + rhedyn (“ferns”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwrəχˈrɛdɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwrəχˈreːdɪn/, /ɡwrəχˈrɛdɪn/
Noun edit
gwrychredyn 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 edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]