calchfaen

Welsh

Etymology

From calch (“lime, chalk”) +‎ maen (“stone”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkalχvaɨ̯n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkalχvai̯n/

Noun

calchfaen m (plural calchfeini)

limestone
Synonym: carreg galch

Derived terms

marchredyn y calchfaen (“rigid buckler-ferns”)
rhedyn y calchfaen (“limestone ferns”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *calchfaen*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
calchfaen	galchfaen	nghalchfaen	chalchfaen

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “calchfaen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies