crëyr glas

Welsh
Crëyr glas

Etymology

crëyr (“heron, egret”) + glas (“blue, grey”).

Noun

crëyr glas m (plural crehyrod glas or crehyrod gleision)

  1. grey heron (Ardea cinerea)[1]

Synonyms
  • clegar glas
  • crëyr
  • crychydd
  • crychydd cam
  • crychydd dindon
  • crychydd glas
  • crychydd mawr
  • crydd glas
  • garan llwyd

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crëyr glas grëyr glas nghrëyr glas chrëyr 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 21
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