egroes
Welsh
Etymology
Compare Breton amgroaz
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡroːɨ̯s/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡrɔi̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡroːs/
Noun
egroes f (collective, singulative egroesen)
- hips, rosehips, the fruit of the rose plant (Rosa)
- Synonyms: afalau'r bwci, bochgochod
- dogrose hips (Rosa canina)
- Synonym: criafol y bwci
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| egroes | unchanged | unchanged | hegroes |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “egroes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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