hopys
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English hoppes, from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔpɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɔpɪs/
Noun edit
hopys f (collective, singulative hopysen, not mutable)
- hops, Humulus lupulus
- Synonyms: llewyg y blaidd, pensag
Derived terms edit
- clofer hopys (“hop trefoil, Trifolium campestre”)
- hopysaidd (“hoplike”)
- hopysu (“to hop, to impregnate with hops”)
- hopyswr (“hop-picker”)
- llwydni hopys (“cucurbit downy mildew, Pseudoperonospora cubensis”)
- meillion hopys (“hop trefoil, Trifolium campestre”)
- trwynog hopys (“buttoned snout, Hypena rostralis”)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hopys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies