gwyach gorniog

Welsh
Gwyach gorniog ar y dŵr.

Etymology

gwyach (“grebe”) + corniog (“horned”).

Noun

gwyach gorniog f (plural gwyachod corniog)

  1. horned grebe, Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus)[1]
    Synonym: gwyach glustiog
  2. great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
    Synonym: gwyach fawr gopog

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyach gorniog wyach gorniog ngwyach gorniog 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 8
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