llyfrothen
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from llwfr (“cowardly”) + rhwth (“gaping”) + -en (“singulative ending”).
Noun[edit]
llyfrothen f (plural llyfrothod)
- rock gunnel, butterfish (Pholis gunnellis)
- gudgeon (Gobio gobio)
- Synonyms: symlynm, gwyniad pendew
- (in compounds) blenny
Derived terms[edit]
- llyfrothen adeiliog (“butterfly blenny”)
- llyfrothen dŵr croyw (“gudgeon”)
- llyfrothen fain (“snake blenny”)
- llyfrothen Montagu (“Montagu's blenny”)
- llyfrothen benddu (“shanny”)
- llyfrothen Yarrel (“Yarrel's blenny”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llyfrothen | lyfrothen | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyfrothen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies