crëyr y nos

Welsh
Crëyr y nos

Alternative forms
  • crëyr nos

Etymology

crëyr (“heron, egret”) + nos (“night”).

Noun

crëyr y nos m (plural crehyron y nos)

  1. black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)[1]

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crëyr y nos grëyr y nos nghrëyr y nos chrëyr y nos
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 17
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