drudwen
Welsh
Etymology
Alteration of Middle Welsh drydwen, diminutive of drydw, alternative form of Middle Welsh trydw, from Proto-Brythonic *tröd (whence Breton tred), from Proto-Celtic *trozdī, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”); compare Latin turdus, German Drossel, and English thrush. By surface analysis, drudw + -en.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrɨ̞dwɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrɪdwɛn/
Noun
drudwen f or m (plural drudwy or drudwyod)
- starling (bird usually of genus Sturnus, especially Sturnus vulgaris)
- Synonym: aderyn yr eira
Derived terms
- drudwen Abbott (“Abbott's starling”)
- drudwen benddu (“black-headed starling”)
- drudwen benwen (“white-headed starling”)
- drudwen bêr (“singing starling”)
- drudwen bicoch (“silky starling”)
- drudwen bigwen (“white-billed starling”)
- drudwen dagellog (“wattled starling”)
- drudwen Dawria (“Daurian starling”)
- drudwen ddu (“spotless starling”)
- drudwen foel (“bald starling”)
- drudwen gota (“short-tailed starling”)
- drudwen Grant (“Grant's starling”)
- drudwen lwyd (“ashy starling”)
- drudwen resog (“striated starling”)
- drudwen Samoa (“Samoan starling”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| drudwen | ddrudwen | nrudwen | 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), “starling”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “drudwen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “drudwen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies