gwyach fach

Welsh
Mae'r wyach hon yn fach.

Etymology

gwyach (“grebe”) + bach (“small, little”).

Noun

gwyach fach f (plural gwyachod bach)

  1. little grebe, dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)[1]

Synonyms
  • harri-gwlych-dy-big
  • hwyaden gladdu
  • tindroed
  • tindroed fach
  • tindroed fechan
  • yr wyach leiaf

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyach fach wyach fach ngwyach fach unchanged
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 9
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