suran y cŵn
Welsh
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Suran y cŵn
Etymology
From suran (“sorrel”) + y (“the”) + cŵn (“dogs”), "dog sorrel", cŵn (“dogs”) being a term to connote something common.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsɨ̞ran ə ˈkuːn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsiːran ə ˈkuːn/, /ˌsɪran ə ˈkuːn/
Noun
suran y cŵn f (collective, singulative suranen y cŵn, not mutable)
- common sorrel, Rumex acetosa
- Synonyms: bara a chaws y gog, bara a chaws y gwcw, cerrig sgôl, cerrigs cŵn, crensh y cŵn, chwysogl, dail cŵn, dail melys, dail surion, dilis cŵn, grinshows, suran, suran clustiog, suran y frân, suran y garddau, suran y maes, suran y waun
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “suran y cŵn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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