llyffant cragennog

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • llyffant crogennog

Etymology

llyffant (“toad”) +‎ cragennog (“shelly, testaceous”). Calque of English shellpad, itself a variant of shieldpad. Cf. Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”), German Schildpatt (“tortoise”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɬəfant kraˈɡɛnɔɡ/

Noun

llyffant cragennog m (plural llyffantod cragennog or llyffaint cragennog)

  1. (obsolete) tortoise, shellpad
    Synonym: crwban

Mutation

Mutated forms of llyffant cragennog
radical soft nasal aspirate
llyffant cragennog lyffant cragennog unchanged unchanged

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyffant cragennog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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