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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