cigydd glas

Welsh

Cigydd glas

Etymology

cigydd (shrike) + glas (blue, grey).

Noun

cigydd glas m (plural cigyddion glas or cigyddion gleision)

  1. lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor)[1]
  2. woodchat shrike, woodchat (Lanius senator)[2][3]
    Synonym: cigydd pengoch

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cigydd glas gigydd glas nghigydd glas chigydd glas
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 (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 230
  2. Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 232
  3. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cigydd glas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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