tormaen

Welsh

Etymology

tor (“breaking”) +‎ maen (“stone”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrmaɨ̯n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔrmai̯n/

Noun

tormaen m (plural tormeini)

saxifrage (plant)

Hyponyms

tormaen deilgrwn m
tormaen Iwerddon m
tormaen llwy-ddeiliog m
tormaen melyn m
tormaen Padrig m
tormaen paniglog m
tormaen pendrwm m
tormaen porffor m
tormaen serennog m
tormaen siobynnog m
tormaen tribys m
tormaen y gweunydd m
tormaen y nentydd m
tormaen ymgripiol m
tormaen yr eira m

Derived terms

cawod goch tormaen (“saxifrage rust”)
parddu tormaen (“saxifrage smut”)
tormaenwydd (“sassafras trees”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tormaen	dormaen	nhormaen	thormaen
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), “tormaen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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