llwydfelyn
Welsh
editEtymology
editllwyd (“grey”) + melyn (“yellow”)
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬʊɨ̯dˈvɛlɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬʊi̯dˈveːlɪn/, /ɬʊi̯dˈvɛlɪn/
Adjective
editllwydfelyn (feminine singular llwydfelen, plural llwydfelynion, equative llwydfelyned, comparative llwydfelynach, superlative llwydfelynaf)
Noun
editllwydfelyn m (plural llwydfelynion)
- beige
- clouded yellow (any butterfly of the genus Colias, especially Colias croceus)
Derived terms
edit- llwydfelyn gwel (“pale clouded yellow”)
- llwydfelyn y rhos (“moorland clouded yellow”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llwydfelyn | lwydfelyn | unchanged | 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), “llwydfelyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies