balchder Llundain
Welsh
Etymology
Calque of English London pride.
Noun
- London pride (Saxifraga × urbium)
- St Patrick's cabbage (Saxifraga spathularis, from which Saxifraga × urbium is hybridised with Saxifraga umbrosa)
- Synonym: tormaen Padrig
- sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)
- Synonym: penigan barfog
Related terms
- tormaen y Pyreneau (“Pyrenean saxifrage, Saxifraga umbrosa”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| balchder Llundain | falchder Llundain | malchder Llundain | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2016) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1], retrieved 30 October 2024
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “balchder Llundain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies