adar yr eira

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “birds of the snow”.

Noun

adar yr eira (plural, singular aderyn yr eira m)

  1. starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “starling”, 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), “adar yr eira”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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