adar drycin

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

adar (birds) + drycin (stormy weather).

Pronunciation

Noun

adar drycin m (collective, singulative aderyn drycin)

  1. Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus)
    Synonym: adar drycin Manaw
  2. European storm petrels, storm petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus)[1]
    Synonym: pedrynod drycin
  3. (by extension) shearwaters, petrels, certain members of the family Procellariidae, including true shearwaters, true petrels and fulmars[2][3]
    Synonyms: pedrynod, gwylanod y graig

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
adar drycin unchanged unchanged hadar drycin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aderyn y ddrycin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, pages 10-12
  3. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “aderyn drycin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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