rhuddog

Welsh

Etymology

Phono-semantic match for English ruddock, synchronically analysable as rhudd (“red”) +‎ -og.

Pronunciation

Noun

rhuddog m (plural rhuddogod or rhuddogiaid, diminutive rhuddogyn)

  1. robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    Synonyms: robin goch, robin, brongoch, bronrhuddyn, cochgam

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