serenllys

Welsh

Serenllys bach, Stellaria graminea

Serenllys mawr, Rabelera holostea

serenllys y morfa, Tripolium pannonicum/Aster tripolium

Etymology

From seren (“star”) +‎ llys (“plant, wort”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /sɛˈrɛnɬɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /sɛˈrɛnɬɪs/

Noun

serenllys m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. stitchwort, Stellaria, Rabelera

   Synonyms: botwm crys, blodu nadredd, blodau'r fadfall, llygad blaen gwayw, llygad madfall, tafod yr edn

2. aster, sea aster Aster, Tripolium

   Synonym: sêr-flodyn

Derived terms

• serenllys bach (“lesser stitchwort, Stellaria graminea”)
• serenllys gwelltog (“lesser stitchwort, Stellaria graminea”)
• serenllys llwydlas (“marsh stitchwort, Stellaria palustris”)
• serenllys mawr (“greater stitchwort, Rabelera holostea”)
• serenllys y bryniau (“lesser stitchwort, Stellaria graminea”)
• serenllys y coed (“wood stitchwort, Stellaria nemorum”)
• serenllys y ffrydiau (“water chickweed, Stellaria aquatica”)
• serenllys y gors (“bog stitchwort, Stellaria uliginosa”)
• serenllys y gwrych (“greater stitchwort, Rabelera holostea”)
• serenllys y morfa (“sea aster, Tripolium pannonicum/Aster tripolium”)

Further reading

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