adar y llin

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “birds of the line”.

Noun

adar y llin (plural, singular aderyn y llin m)

  1. linnets (Linaria cannabina syn. Carduelis cannabina)
    Synonym: llinosiaid
  2. goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis)
    Synonym: nicos

Mutation

Mutated forms of adar y llin
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
adar y llin unchanged unchanged hadar y llin

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), “linnet”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “aderyn y llin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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