Welsh

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Etymology

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mwg (fumes) + daear (earth). Altered from earlier mwsg y ddaear (earth musk).

Noun

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mwg y ddaear m (plural mygau y ddaear)

  1. fumitory (flowering plant of the genus Fumaria in the poppy family)
    1. common fumitory (Fumaria officinalis)

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwg y ddaear fwg y ddaear unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mwg y ddaear”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies