crëyr porffor

Welsh

Etymology

crëyr (“heron, egret”) + porffor (“purple”).

Noun

crëyr porffor m (plural crehyrod porffor)

  1. purple heron (Ardea purpurea)[1]

Synonyms

  • crychydd porffor

Mutation

Mutated forms of crëyr porffor
radical soft nasal aspirate
crëyr porffor grëyr porffor nghrëyr porffor chrëyr porffor

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

References

  1. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 20
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