morfran

Welsh

Etymology

môr (“sea”) +‎ brân (“crow”)[1]

Noun

morfran f (plural morfrain or morfranod)

  1. great cormorant, cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)[2]
    Synonyms: mulfran, bilidowcar

Derived terms
  • morfran gopog, morfran werdd (“shag”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
morfran forfran 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), “morfran”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 14
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