rhuddgoch

Welsh

Etymology

rhudd (“red”) +‎ coch (“red”)[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

rhuddgoch (feminine singular rhuddgoch, plural rhuddgochion, equative rhuddgoched, comparative rhuddgochach, superlative rhuddgochaf)

  1. dark red, russet, tawny, (occasionally) pink[1]

Derived terms
  • marchfeillion rhuddgoch (“red clover”)
  • penigan rhuddgoch (“clove pink”)
  • pibydd rhuddgoch (“dunlin”)
  • rosela rhuddgoch (“crimson rosella”)
  • suran ruddgoch (“pink sorrel”)
  • tinciwr rhuddgoch (“crimson chat”)
  • y galdrist ruddgoch (“dark red helleborine”)

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

See also
Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn

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