cerddin

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • cerdin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • wIPA(key): /ˈkɛrðɪn/

Noun

cerddin f (collective, singulative cerddinen)

  1. service trees (Sorbus), especially wild service trees (Sorbus torminalis)
    Synonyms: ceri, sarth, sarff, sarffwydd
  2. serviceberries, sorbs
  3. rowan trees or fruit
    Synonym: criafol

Derived terms

  • cerddin croesryw (“Swedish service tree”)
  • cerddin glen Catacol (“Arran service tree”)
  • cerddin gwyllt(ion) (“wild service tree”)
  • cerddin gwyn(ion) (“whitebeam”)
  • cerddin Morgannwg (“true service tree”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cerddin
radical soft nasal aspirate
cerddin gerddin ngherddin cherddin

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

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