brig Gwener

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

brig (tree-tops) + Gwener (Venus).

Noun[edit]

brig Gwener pl (no singulative)

  1. maidenhair ferns (Adiantum capillus-veneris)[1]

Synonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brig Gwener frig Gwener mrig Gwener unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies