gwyach glustiog

Welsh
Gwyach glustiog

Etymology

gwyach (“grebe”) + clustiog (“eared, having ears”).

Noun

gwyach glustiog f (plural gwyachod clustiog)

  1. black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)[1][2]
    Synonym: gwyach yddfddu
  2. great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
    Synonym: gwyach fawr gopog

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyach glustiog wyach glustiog ngwyach glustiog unchanged
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 9
  2. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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