trochydd
Welsh
Etymology
From trochi (“to immerse, to plunge”) + -ydd.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtrɔχɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtroːχɪð/, /ˈtrɔχɪð/
Noun
trochydd m (plural trochyddion)
- (ornithology) diver, loon (Gavia spp.)[1][2][3]
- (ornithology) white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)[1]
- Synonyms: bronwen y dŵr, trochwr
Derived terms
- trochydd brongoch, trochydd danheddog (“red-breasted merganser”)
- trochydd danheddog copog (“hooded merganser”)
- trochydd gyddfddu, trochydd bach (“black-throated diver”)
- trochydd gyddfgoch (“red-throated diver”)
- trochydd mawr (“great northern diver”)
- trochydd penwyn (“white merganser, smew”)
- trochydd pigwyn (“white-billed diver”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| trochydd | drochydd | nhrochydd | throchydd |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trochydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)[1] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 29
- ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, pages 6-7