tormaen
Welsh
Alternative forms
- tor y maen, torfaen
Etymology
Univerbation of tor (“breaking”) + maen (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɔrmaɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɔrmai̯n/
Noun
tormaen m (plural tormeini)
- saxifrage (plant)
Hyponyms
- tormaen deilgrwn m
- tormaen Iwerddon m
- tormaen llwy-ddeiliog m
- tormaen melyn m
- tormaen Padrig m
- tormaen paniglog m
- tormaen pendrwm m
- tormaen porffor m
- tormaen serennog m
- tormaen siobynnog m
- tormaen tribys m
- tormaen y gweunydd m
- tormaen y nentydd m
- tormaen y Pyreneau (“Pyrenean saxifrage”)
- tormaen ymgripiol m
- tormaen yr eira m
Derived terms
- cawod goch tormaen (“saxifrage rust”)
- parddu tormaen (“saxifrage smut”)
- tormaenwydd (“sassafras trees”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| tormaen | dormaen | nhormaen | thormaen |
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), “tormaen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies