crëyr y nos

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • crëyr nos

Etymology

crëyr (“heron, egret”) + nos (“night”).

Noun

crëyr y nos m (plural crehyron y nos)

  1. black-crowned night heron, night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)[1]

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of crëyr y nos
radical soft nasal aspirate
crëyr y nos grëyr y nos nghrëyr y nos chrëyr y nos

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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 17
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