crëyr y nos

Welsh
Crëyr y nos

Alternative forms
  • crëyr nos

Etymology

crëyr (“heron, egret”) + nos (“night”).

Noun

crëyr y nos m (plural crehyron y nos)

  1. black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)[1]

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crëyr y nos grëyr y nos nghrëyr y nos chrëyr y nos
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Peter Hayman; Rob Hume (2004), Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop, Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 17
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