mwg y ddaear

Welsh

Etymology

mwg (“fumes”) + daear (“earth”). Altered from earlier mwsg y ddaear (“earth musk”).

Noun

mwg y ddaear m (plural mygau y ddaear)

  1. fumitory (flowering plant of the genus Fumaria in the poppy family)
    1. common fumitory (Fumaria officinalis)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwg y ddaear fwg y ddaear 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), “mwg y ddaear”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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