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Welsh
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Etymology
[edit]From eira (“snow”) + llys (“plant, herb, wort”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈei̯rlɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈei̯rlɪs/
Noun
[edit]eirlys m (plural eirlysiau)
- snowdrop (Galanthus)
- Synonyms: blodyn yr eira, cloch baban, cloch maban, eiriol, lili fach wen, lili wen fach, prydferth ôd, tlws yr eira
Derived terms
[edit]- coeden eirlysiau (“silverbell, snowdrop tree, Halesia”)
- eirlys deilblyg (“pleated snowdrop, Galanthus plicatus”)
- eirlys Elwes (“greater snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii”)
- eirlys Icaria (“green snowdrop, Galanthus ikariae”)
- eirlys y Cawcasws (“Caucasian snowdrop, Galanthus caucasicus”)
- eirlys yr hydref (“Queen Olga's snowdrop, Galanthus reginae-olgae”)
- pydredd llwyd yr eirlys (“snowdrop grey mould, Botrytis galanthina”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
eirlys | unchanged | unchanged | heirlys |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eirlys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies