marchrawn yr afon

Welsh

Etymology

marchrawn (“horsetails”) + afon (“river”).

Noun

marchrawn yr afon f (collective, singulative marchrawnen yr afon)

  1. water horsetails (Equisetum fluviatile)

Synonyms

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

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “marchrawn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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