drudwen

Welsh

Etymology

Alteration of Middle Welsh drydwen, diminutive of drydw, alternative form of Middle Welsh trydw, from Proto-Brythonic *tröd (whence Breton tred), from Proto-Celtic *trozdis, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”); compare Latin turdus, German Drossel, and English thrush. By surface analysis, drudw +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Noun

drudwen f (plural drudwy)

  1. starling

Synonyms
  • aderyn yr eira
  • drudwy

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