Welsh edit

Etymology edit

gwylan (gull) + mawr (big, great).

Noun edit

gwylan fawr f (plural gwylanod mawr)

  1. gannet, (Morus bassanus)[1]
    Synonyms: hugan, gwylanwydd, mulfran wen
  2. booby (Sula spp.)
    Synonym: mulfran wen

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwylan fawr wylan fawr ngwylan fawr unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 13