torwinau

Welsh

Etymology

Univerbation of tor (“abdomen”) +‎ gwinau (“chestnut-coloured”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /tɔrˈwɪnaɨ̯/
    • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /tɔrˈwɪnɛ/, /tɔrˈwɪna/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /tɔrˈwiːnai̯/, /tɔrˈwɪnai̯/
    • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /tɔrˈwiːnɛ/, /tɔrˈwɪnɛ/
  • Rhymes: -iːnaɨ̯

Adjective

torwinau (feminine singular torwinau, plural torwineuon, not comparable)

  1. chestnut-bellied

Derived terms

  • torbiws (“purple-bellied”)
  • torddu (“black-bellied”)
  • torfelyn (“yellow-bellied”)
  • torgoch (“red-bellied”)
  • torlas (“blue-bellied”)
  • torllwyd (“grey-bellied”)
  • torwelw (“pale-bellied”)
  • torwyn (“white-bellied”)
  • torwyrdd (“green-bellied”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of torwinau
radical soft nasal aspirate
torwinau dorwinau nhorwinau thorwinau

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

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