brig Gwener

Welsh

Etymology

brig (“tree-tops”) + Gwener (“Venus”).

Noun

brig Gwener pl (no singulative)

  1. maidenhair ferns (Adiantum capillus-veneris)[1]

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brig Gwener frig Gwener mrig Gwener unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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