eirlys

Welsh

Etymology

From eira (“snow”) +‎ llys (“plant, herb, wort”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eirlys m (plural eirlysiau)

  1. snowdrop (Galanthus)
    Synonyms: blodyn yr eira, cloch baban, cloch maban, eiriol, lili fach wen, lili wen fach, prydferth ôd, tlws yr eira

Derived terms

  • coeden eirlysiau (“silverbell, snowdrop tree, Halesia”)
  • eirlys deilblyg (“pleated snowdrop, Galanthus plicatus”)
  • eirlys Elwes (“greater snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii”)
  • eirlys Icaria (“green snowdrop, Galanthus ikariae”)
  • eirlys y Cawcasws (“Caucasian snowdrop, Galanthus caucasicus”)
  • eirlys yr hydref (“Queen Olga's snowdrop, Galanthus reginae-olgae”)
  • pydredd llwyd yr eirlys (“snowdrop grey mould, Botrytis galanthina”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eirlys
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eirlys unchanged unchanged heirlys

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “snowdrop”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003), Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2)‎[2] (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN‎[3]
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eirlys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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