llwynog

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llvynauc. By surface analysis, llwyn (“grove”) +‎ -og.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬʊɨ̯nɔɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬʊi̯nɔɡ/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

llwynog m (plural llwynogod, feminine llwynoges)

  1. (North Wales) fox (Vulpes vulpes)[2]
  2. (figurative) fox, cunning or wily person

Synonyms
  • (South Wales) cadno
  • madyn

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

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwynog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44
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