trochydd

Welsh

Etymology

From trochi (“to immerse, to plunge”) +‎ -ydd.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtrɔχɨ̞ð/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtroːχɪð/, /ˈtrɔχɪð/

Noun

trochydd m (plural trochyddion)

1. (ornithology) diver, loon (Gavia spp.)
2. (ornithology) white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)

   Synonyms: bronwen y dŵr, trochwr

Derived terms

• trochydd mawr (“great northern diver”)
• trochydd pigwyn (“white-billed diver”)
• trochydd gyddfddu, trochydd bach (“black-throated diver”)
• trochydd gyddfgoch (“red-throated diver”)
• trochydd brongoch, trochydd danheddog (“red-breasted merganser”)
• trochydd danheddog copog (“hooded merganser”)
• trochydd penwyn (“white merganser, smew”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trochydd	drochydd	nhrochydd	throchydd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.