dail tafod yr ych

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “leaves of the tongue of the oxen”, or more loosely translated as “borage (tafod yr ych) leaves”.

Noun

dail tafod yr ych (plural, singular deilen tafod yr ych f)

  1. viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare)
    Synonyms: gwiberlys, dail tafod y fuwch

Mutation

Mutated forms of dail tafod yr ych
radical soft nasal aspirate
dail tafod yr ych ddail tafod yr ych nail tafod yr ych unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “dail tafod yr ych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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