Welsh

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Etymology

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Literally “river herbs”. Alteration of standard llysiau'r afu (“liver herbs”).[1]

Noun

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llysiau'r afon m (plural llysieuyn yr afon)

  1. liverwort (Marchantiophyta)[2]

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llysiau'r afon lysiau'r afon unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1], retrieved 17 March 2024
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llysiau'r afon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies