blodyn

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From old plural blawd (“flowers”) +‎ -yn, from Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (compare Cornish bleujen, Breton bleuñv, Irish bláth), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Pronunciation

Noun

blodyn m (plural blodau)

  1. (botany) flower
    Synonym: fflŵr
  2. Term of fond address
    Ti'n iawn, blodyn?
    You alright, my lovely?

Derived terms
  • blodau cyn Mai, gorau na bai (“Flowers before May, better without them”)
  • blodau dyddiau (“prime of life”)
  • blodeuo (“to flower”)
  • blodeuog (“floral, flowery”)
  • blodyn tatws (“potato flower; term of endearment”)
  • blodyn ymenyn (“buttercup”)
  • blodyn yr haul (“sunflower”)
  • gardd flodau (“flower garden”)
  • gwely blodau (“flower bed”)
  • gwerthwr blodau (“florist”)
  • pâm blodau (“flower bed”)
  • rhif y blodau (“countless”)
  • siop flodau (“florist's”)
  • Sul y Blodau (“Palm Sunday”)
  • torch flodau, torch o flodau (“wreath of flowers”)
  • y Ddawns Flodau (“Gorsedd Cymru ceremonial floral dance”)
  • yn ei flodau (“in bloom; in his prime”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
blodyn flodyn mlodyn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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