llysywen

Welsh

Etymology

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Noun

llysywen f (plural llysywod)

  1. eel (Anguilliformes), especially European eel (Anguilla anguilla).[1][2]

Derived hyponyms

  • llysywen fôr, môr-lysywen (“conger eel”)
  • gwefrlysywen, llysywen drydanol, llysywen wefraidd, llysywen wefrol (“electric eel”)
  • llysywen arianaidd (“silver eel”)
  • llysywen rawn (“freshwater eel”)

Other hyponyms

  • congren (“conger eel”)

Other derived terms

  • llysywen bendoll (“lamprey”)
  • llysywen y tywod (“sand eel”)
  • môr-lysywen (“sea lamprey”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llysywen
radical soft nasal aspirate
llysywen lysywen unchanged unchanged

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 (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, pages 18, 21
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies: “llywysen”
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