eithin
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *ax(s)tīno- (hence Irish aiteann), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱstis. The root is Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).[1]
Noun[edit]
eithin f (collective, singulative eithinen)
Derived hyponyms[edit]
- coreithin, eithin mân, eithin bychan, eithin goraidd, eithin marwlas (“dwarf gorse”)
- eithin Ffrengig (“common gorse”)
- eithin mân, eithin y mynydd, eithin Ffrengig (“western gorse, mountain furze”)
- eithin Sbaen (“Spanish gorse”)
Other hyponyms[edit]
Other derived terms[edit]
- eithin y cwrw, eithin pêr (“juniper”)
- eithin y gath (“needle-furze”)
- eithin yr ieir (“rest-harrow”)
- eithindir (“land full of course”)
- eithinog (“full of gorse”)
- tân eithin (“a flash in the pan”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| eithin | unchanged | unchanged | heithin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eithin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)[1] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, pages 40-41[2]