pig yr aran

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of English cranesbill.

Noun

pig yr aran f (usually uncountable, plural pigau'r aran)

  1. cranesbill, geranium (Geranium)[1][2]
    Synonyms: troedrudd, garanbig
    1. especially dove's-foot crane's-bill (Geranium molle)[3]
      Synonyms: troed y golomen, troetgoch
    2. or herb Robert, stinking cranesbill (Geranium robertianum)[2]
      Synonyms: y goesgoch, llys y llwynog
    3. or meadow cranesbill (Geranium pratense)[2]
      Synonym: pig-yr-aran y weirglodd

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pig yr aran
radical soft nasal aspirate
pig yr aran big yr aran mhig yr aran phig yr aran

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, page 45
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pig yr aran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ 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)‎[2] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 46
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