afuad

Welsh

Etymology

From afu (“liver”) +‎ -ad (“noun suffix”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

afuad m (plural afuadau)

  1. liverwort (Marchantiophyta)[2]

Synonyms

Hyponyms

  • anewra (“liverwort of genus Aneura”)
  • clustlys (“liverwort usually of genus Scapania”)
  • cwpanllys (“liverwort of genus Marchantia”)
  • gefeil-lys (“liverwort of genus Cephalozia”)
  • hiclys (“liverwort usually of genus Lophozia”)

Derived terms

  • afuad croen neidr (“snakewort”)
  • afuad crymbigog (“crescent-cup liverwort”)
  • afuad gwelw Gwenffrewi (“St Winifred's other moss”)
  • afuad Gwenffrewi (“St Winifred's moss”)
  • afuad gwrychog (“Dumortier's liverwort”)
  • afuad isddeiliog (“orobus-seed liverwort”)
  • afuad mawr pêr (“great scented liverwort”)
  • afuad pengrwn (“hemispheric liverwort”)
  • afuad pensgwar (“narrow mushroom-headed liverwort”)
  • bogail afuad (“liverwort navel mushroom”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of afuad
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
afuad unchanged unchanged hafuad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “afuad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎[1], retrieved 17 March 2024
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