trochydd
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtrɔχɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtrɔχɪð/
Noun
trochydd m (plural trochyddion)
- (ornithology) diver, loon (Gavia ssp.)
- (ornithology) white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
- Synonyms: bronwen y dŵr, trochwr
Derived terms
- trochydd mawr (“great northern diver”)
- trochydd pigwyn (“white-billed diver”)
- trochydd gyddfddu, trochydd bach (“black-throated diver”)
- trochydd gyddfgoch (“red-throated diver”)
- trochydd brongoch, trochydd danheddog (“red-breasted merganser”)
- trochydd danheddog copog (“hooded merganser”)
- trochydd penwyn (“white merganser, smew”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| trochydd | drochydd | nhrochydd | throchydd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- 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
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