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    • 1.3.1 Derived terms
  • 1.4 Mutation
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Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:eirlysWikipedia cy

Etymology

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From eira (“snow”) +‎ llys (“plant, herb, wort”).

Pronunciation

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• (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈei̯rlɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈei̯rlɪs/

Noun

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eirlys m (plural eirlysiau)

1. snowdrop (Galanthus) Synonyms: blodyn yr eira, cloch baban, cloch maban, eiriol, lili fach wen, lili wen fach, prydferth ôd, tlws yr eira

Derived terms

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• coeden eirlysiau (“silverbell, snowdrop tree, Halesia”)
• eirlys deilblyg (“pleated snowdrop, Galanthus plicatus”)
• eirlys Elwes (“greater snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii”)
• eirlys Icaria (“green snowdrop, Galanthus ikariae”)
• eirlys y Cawcasws (“Caucasian snowdrop, Galanthus caucasicus”)
• eirlys yr hydref (“Queen Olga's snowdrop, Galanthus reginae-olgae”)
• pydredd llwyd yr eirlys (“snowdrop grey mould, Botrytis galanthina”)

Mutation

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radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
eirlys	unchanged	unchanged	heirlys

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

Further reading

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• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “snowdrop”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003), Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)‎[2] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN‎[3]
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eirlys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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