mwg y ddaear

Welsh

Etymology

mwg (“fumes”) + daear (“earth”). Altered from earlier mwsg y ddaear (“earth musk”).

Noun

mwg y ddaear m (plural mygau y ddaear)

  1. fumitory (flowering plant of the genus Fumaria in the poppy family)
    1. common fumitory (Fumaria officinalis)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mwg y ddaear
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwg y ddaear fwg y ddaear 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), “mwg y ddaear”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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