llysiau'r afon

Welsh

Etymology

Literally “river herbs”. Alteration of standard llysiau'r afu (““liver herbs””).[1]

Noun

llysiau'r afon m (plural llysieuyn yr afon)

  1. liverwort (Marchantiophyta)[2]

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llysiau'r afon lysiau'r afon unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎, retrieved 17 March 2024
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llysiau'r afon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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