ysgyfarnog y paith

Welsh

Teulu o ysgyfarnogod y paith.

Alternative forms

• sgwarnog y paith (colloquial)

Etymology

ysgyfarnog (“hare”) + paith (“desert, pampas”), also attested as sgwarnog y paith in print, sgwarnog being a common colloquial form of ysgyfarnog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌəsɡəˈvarnɔɡ ə ˈpai̯θ/, [ˌəskəˈvarnɔɡ ə ˈpʰai̯θ]

Noun

ysgyfarnog y paith f (plural ysgyfarnogod y paith)

1. white-tailed jackrabbit, prairie hare (Lepus townsendii)
   • 2015, “Croeso i'r Llwybr Goroesi”, in Llwybr-Goroesi-2017‎^[1] (PDF), Llanarthney: National Botanic Garden of Wales, archived from the original on 01/24/2024:

     […] malwch y dail a'u rhwbio arno i chi'ch hun cyn hela, fel na fydd y gwynt yn cario'ch arogl i lawr at y carw cynffonddu, yr ysgyfarnog neu ysgyfarnog y paith.

     […] crush the leaves and rub them on yourself before hunting, so the wind does not carry your scent down to the black-tailed deer, the hare or the prairie hare.

2. (Patagonia) Patagonian mara, Patagonian cavy, Patagonian hare (Dolichotis patagonum)

   Synonym: ysgyfarnog Patagonia

   • 1990 September, “Cymry yn y diffeithwch”, in Eco'r Wyddfa‎^[2], volume 160 (PDF), archived from the original on 01/24/2024, page 16:

     Nid oedd yr ymsefydlwyr cynnar wedi gweld dim byd tebyg i beth o'r bywyd gwyllt a welsant yno--heidiau o bengwiniaid ac eliffantod y môr ar hyd yr arfordir, gyrroedd o guanacos tebyg i lamas yn crwydro'r gwastadeddau, armellogion a drewfilod, ysgyfarnogod Patagonia a enwyd ganddynt yn ‘sgwarnogod y paith’ a'r rhea bychan, tebyg i estrys, a oedd yn boblogaidd iawn am ei gig.

     The early settlers had never seen anything like the kind of wildlife that they saw there--flocks of penguins and elephant seals along the seashore, herds of guanacos similar to llamas wandering the plains, armadillos and skunks, Patagonian hares which they named ‘desert hares’, and the little rhea, similar to the ostrich, which was very popular for its meat.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgyfarnog y paith	unchanged	unchanged	hysgyfarnog y paith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.