gwyach fach

Welsh
Mae'r wyach hon yn fach.

Etymology

gwyach (“grebe”) + bach (“small, little”).

Noun

gwyach fach f (plural gwyachod bach)

  1. little grebe, dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)[1]

Synonyms
  • harri-gwlych-dy-big
  • hwyaden gladdu
  • tindroed
  • tindroed fach
  • tindroed fechan
  • yr wyach leiaf

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyach fach wyach fach ngwyach fach unchanged
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 9
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