crëyr mawr gwyn

Welsh

Crëyr mawr gwyn

Etymology

crëyr (heron, egret) + mawr (great, big) + gwyn (white).

Noun

crëyr mawr gwyn m (plural crehyron mawr gwyn or crehyron mawr gwynion)

  1. great white egret, great egret (Ardea alba)[1]

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crëyr mawr gwyn grëyr mawr gwyn nghrëyr mawr gwyn chrëyr mawr gwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 18
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