britheg
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From brith (“speckled”) + -eg.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbriθɛɡ/
Noun[edit]
britheg f (plural brithegion)
- snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)
- Synonym: pen y neidr
- fritillary (butterfly of the family Nymphalidae)
Derived terms[edit]
- britheg Affrodite (“Issoria aphrodite”)
- britheg arian (“Argynnis paphia”)
- britheg berlog fach (“Boloria selene”)
- britheg berlog (“Boloria euphrosyne”)
- britheg borffor (“Boloria dia”)
- britheg frown (“Argynnis adippe”)
- britheg Glanville (“Melitaea cinxia”)
- britheg Niobe (“Argynnis niobe”)
- britheg Sbaen (“Issoria lathonia”)
- britheg smotiog (“Melitaea didyma”)
- britheg werdd (“Argynnis aglaja”)
- britheg y Canoldir (“Argynnis pandora”)
- britheg y gors (“Euphydryas aurinia”)
- britheg y waun (“Melitaea athalia”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| britheg | fritheg | mritheg | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “britheg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies