grug

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos, from an unknown non-Indo-European source.

Compare Czech vřes, Latvian vìrsis, Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡryːɡ]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡriːɡ]

Noun

grug m or m pl (plural grugow, singulative gruglon)

  1. heather

Compounds
  • grugyar

Mutation
  Mutation of grug  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) wrug unchanged krug hwrug wrug

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gwrug, from Proto-Brythonic *gwrʉg, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos, from an unknown non-Indo-European source.

Compare Czech vřes, Latvian vìrsis, Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē).

Alternative forms
  • gwrug (obsolete)
  • gwrig (Pembrokeshire)

Noun

grug m or m pl (plural grugoedd, singulative grugyn or grugen)

  1. heather
Derived terms
Compounds
  • grugiar (“grouse”)
  • grugle (“heath, moor”)
  • gruglus (“bilberries”)
  • gruglwyn (“sweet broom”)
  • gruglyd (“heathery”)
  • grugnythu (“to nestle in heather”)
  • grugos (“heath, moor”)
  • grugwellt (“cocksfoot”)
  • iâr rug (“grouse”)

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

grug

  1. Soft mutation of crug (“hillock”).
Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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