ffrwythfrân

Welsh

Etymology

Calque of English fruitcrow. Analysable as ffrwyth (“fruit”) +‎ brân (“crow”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfrʊɨ̯θvraːn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈfrʊi̯θvraːn/

Noun

ffrwythfrân f (plural ffrwythfrain, not mutable)

fruitcrow (Querula, Pyroderus, Haematoderus or Gymnoderus)

Derived terms

ffrwythfrân fwlturaidd (“bare-necked fruitcrow”)
ffrwythfrân goch (“crimson fruitcrow”)
ffrwythfrân yddfbiws (“purple-throated fruitcrow”)
ffrwythfrân yddfgoch (“red-ruffed fruitcrow”)

Further reading

Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎^[1], retrieved 26 September 2025.