tewbig
Welsh
Etymology
From tew (“thick”) + pig (“beak”). Calque of English grosbeak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛu̯bɪɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɛu̯bɪɡ
Noun
tewbig m (plural tewbigau)
- grosbeak, hawfinch
- Synonyms: gylfinbraff, gylfbraff, pendew
Derived terms
- tewbig cefnddu (“black-backed grosbeak”)
- tewbig cyfnos (“evening grosbeak”)
- tewbig cynffonddu (“Chinese grosbeak”)
- tewbig du a melyn (“black-and-yellow grosbeak”)
- tewbig euradain (“golden-winged grosbeak”)
- tewbig Japan (“Japanese grosbeak”)
- tewbig pinwydd (“pine grosbeak”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| tewbig | dewbig | nhewbig | thewbig |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.