mwyar y brain

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “brambleberries of the crows”.

Noun

mwyar y brain f (collective, singulative mwyaren y brain)

  1. blueberries, whortleberries, huckleberries (Vaccinium myrtillus)[1][2]
    Synonym: llus

Mutation

Mutated forms of mwyar y brain
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwyar y brain fwyar y brain unchanged unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mwyar y brain”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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