alan bychan

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “little butterbur”.

Noun

alan bychan m (plural alannon bychain)

  1. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of alan bychan
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
alan bychan unchanged unchanged halan bychan

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

Further reading

  • Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎[1], retrieved 24 January 2026.
  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “coltsfoot”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “alan bychan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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