trochydd bach

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

trochydd (diver, loon) + bach (small, little).

Noun[edit]

trochydd bach f (plural trochyddion bach)

  1. black-throated diver, black-throated loon (Gavia arctica)[1]
    Synonym: trochydd gyddfddu

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
trochydd bach drochydd bach nhrochydd bach throchydd bach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 6