llwyn y fagwyr

Welsh

Etymology

llwyn (“shrub”) + magwyr (“wall”)

Noun

llwyn y fagwyr m (plural llwynau y fagwyr)

  1. succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family, especially:
    1. houseleek (Sempervivum), especially common houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum)[1]
      Synonym: llysieuyn pen tai
    2. yellow stonecrop (Sedum nuttalianum)[1][2]
      Synonym: bywydog felen
    3. biting stonecrop (Sedum acre)[1]
      Synonyms: briweg boeth, pupur y fagwyr

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llwyn y fagwyr lwyn y fagwyr unchanged unchanged
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), “fagwyr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English-Welsh Dictionary 1995: University of Wales Press, Cardiff. Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones, eds.
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