gwyach fach

Welsh

Etymology

gwyach (“grebe”) + bach (“small, little”).

Noun

gwyach fach f (plural gwyachod bach)

  1. little grebe, dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)[1]

Synonyms

  • harri-gwlych-dy-big
  • hwyaden gladdu
  • tindroed
  • tindroed fach
  • tindroed fechan
  • yr wyach leiaf

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwyach fach
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyach fach wyach fach ngwyach fach unchanged

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 9
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