brân bigwen

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Welsh[edit]

Mae'r frân hon yn bigwyn

Etymology[edit]

brân (crow) + pigwyn (white-beaked).

Noun[edit]

brân bigwen f (plural brain pigwyn)

  1. rook (Corvus frugilegus)
    Synonyms: ydfran, cadfran, llamogreth

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
brân bigwen frân bigwen mrân bigwen 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), “brân bigwen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies