trochydd pigwyn

Welsh
Trochydd pigwen

Etymology

trochydd (“diver, loon”) + pigwyn (“white-beaked”).

Noun

trochydd pigwyn m (plural trochyddion pigwyn or trochyddion pigwynion)

  1. white-billed diver, yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii)[1][2]

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trochydd pigwyn drochydd pigwyn nhrochydd pigwyn throchydd pigwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 29
  2. Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 6
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