rhafnwydd

Welsh

Rhamnus cathartica

Etymology

From rhafn (“learned borrowing from Latin rhamnus”) +‎ gwŷdd (“trees, shrubs”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥avnwɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥avnwɪð/

Noun

rhafnwydd f (collective, singulative rhafnwydden)

1. buckthorn (Rhamnaceae), especially genus Rhamnus
   1. common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

Synonyms

• drain Crist
• drain y bwch

 

Derived hyponyms

• rhafnwydd bychain (“dwarf buckthorn”)
• rhafnwydd bythwyrdd (“Mediterranean buckthorn”)
• rhafnwydd y graig (“rock buckthorn”)
• rhafnwydd yr Alpau (“Alpine buckthorn”)

 

Other derived terms

• rhafnwydd y môr (“sea buckthorn”)

Non-derived hyponyms

• breuwydd (“alder buckthorn”)

Mutation

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