eurddrain

Welsh

Etymology

aur (“gold”) +‎ drain (“thorns”).

Pronunciation

Noun

eurddrain (plural, singular eurddraenen f)

  1. barberries (Berberis spp.)
    Synonym: drain ysbinys
  2. gooseberries (Ribes uva-crispa)
    Synonyms: eirin Mair, cwsberins

Derived terms

  • eurddrain duon (“blackcurrants”)
  • pren melyn (“barberry plant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of eurddrain
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eurddrain unchanged unchanged heurddrain

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