merysbren
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From merys (“medlar tree”) + pren (“wood, tree”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, South Wales) IPA(key): /mɛˈrəsbrɛn/, [mɛˈrəsprɛn]
Noun edit
merysbren m (plural merysbrennau)
- common medlar tree (Mespilus germanica)[1]
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- afal tinagored (“medlar fruit”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| merysbren | ferysbren | unchanged | 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 36[2]