blodeulen

Welsh

Etymology

blodau (“flowers”) +‎ llen (“sheet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

blodeulen f (plural blodeulenni)

  1. (botany) bract
    Synonym: bract
  2. (botany) perianth
    Synonyms: perianth, blodamlen

Mutation

Mutated forms of blodeulen
radical soft nasal aspirate
blodeulen flodeulen mlodeulen unchanged

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), “bract”, 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), “blodeulen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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