melog

Welsh

Etymology

mêl (“honey”) +‎ -og.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɔɡ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːlɔɡ/, /ˈmɛlɔɡ/

Noun

melog m (usually uncountable, plural melogau, diminutive melogan)

lousewort (Pedicularis spp.)
honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Synonym: gwyddfid

Derived terms

cawod goch melog (“lousewort rust (Puccinia clintonii)”)
melog y cŵn, melog y borfa (“common lousewort (Pedicularis sylvatica)”)
melog y waun (“ marsh lousewort (Pedicularis palustris)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *melog*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
melog	felog	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “melog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies