cynffonwellt

Welsh

Etymology

cynffon (“tail”) +‎ gwellt (“grass”)

Noun

cynffonwellt m (collective, singulative cynffonwelltyn)

  1. foxtail (Alopecurus)[1]
    Synonym: rhonwellt y cadno

Derived terms

  • cynffonwellt du (“blackgrass”)
  • cynffonwellt elinog (“marsh foxtail”)
  • cynffonwellt melyngoch (“orange foxtail”)
  • cynffonwellt oddfog (“bulbous foxtail”)
  • cynffonwellt y maes (“meadow foxtail”)
  • cynffonwellt y mynydd (“Alpine foxtail”)
  • parddu cynffonwellt (“ foxtail smut”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cynffonwellt
radical soft nasal aspirate
cynffonwellt gynffonwellt nghynffonwellt chynffonwellt

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

References

  1. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)‎[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN‎[2]
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