carn yr ebol
Welsh
Etymology
Literally, “colt's hoof”. Compare English coltsfoot, Spanish uña de caballo, Turkish devetabanı (literally “camel-sole”).
Noun
Synonyms
Derived terms
- carn-yr-ebol porffor (“purple or Alpine coltsfoot”)
- carn-yr-ebol y gerddi (“asarabacca”)
- carn-yr-ebol y môr (“sea bindweed”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| carn yr ebol | garn yr ebol | ngharn yr ebol | charn yr ebol |
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), “carn yr ebol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies