rhuddog

Welsh

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English ruddock, synchronically analysable as rhudd (“red”) +‎ -og.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɨ̞ðɔɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥iːðɔɡ/, /ˈr̥ɪðɔɡ/

Noun

rhuddog m (plural rhuddogod or rhuddogiaid, diminutive rhuddogyn)

1. robin (Erithacus rubecula)

   Synonyms: robin goch, robin, brongoch, bronrhuddyn, cochgam

Mutation

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