gwylan fawr

Welsh

Etymology

gwylan (“gull”) + mawr (“big, great”).

Noun

gwylan fawr f (plural gwylanod mawr)

  1. gannet, (Morus bassanus)[1]
    Synonyms: hugan, gwylanwydd, mulfran wen
  2. booby (Sula spp.)
    Synonym: mulfran wen

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwylan fawr wylan fawr ngwylan fawr 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 13
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