blodyn

Welsh

Etymology

From old plural blawd + -yn, from Middle Welsh blawt, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (compare Cornish bleujen, Breton bleuñv, Irish bláth), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (blossom, flower).

Pronunciation

Noun

blodyn m (plural blodau)

  1. flower

Synonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
blodyn flodyn mlodyn unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • blodyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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