malw'r hêl

Welsh

Etymology

Calque of English marsh mallow

Pronunciation

Noun

malw'r hêl f (collective, singulative malwen yr hêl)

  1. (literary, archaic) marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
    Synonym: hocys y morfa

Mutation

Mutated forms of malw'r hêl
radical soft nasal aspirate
malw'r hêl falw'r hêl unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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