drudwen

Welsh

Etymology

Alteration of Middle Welsh drydwen, diminutive of drydw, alternative form of Middle Welsh trydw, from Proto-Brythonic *tröd (whence Breton tred), from Proto-Celtic *trozdis, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”); compare Latin turdus, German Drossel, and English thrush. By surface analysis, drudw +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Noun

drudwen f (plural drudwy)

  1. starling

Synonyms

  • aderyn yr eira
  • drudwy

Mutation

Mutated forms of drudwen
radical soft nasal aspirate
drudwen ddrudwen nrudwen unchanged

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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