morfil
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom môr (“sea”) + mil (“animal, beast”) (compare Cornish morvil, Breton morvil (“cetacean”), Middle Irish muirmíl).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmorfil m (plural morfilod)
Derived terms
edit- morfil balîn (“baleen whale”)
- morfil cefngrwm (“humpback whale”)
- morfil danheddog (“toothed whale”)
- morfil du
- morfil glas
- morfil gwyn
- morfil pengrwn (“long-finned pilot whale”)
- morfil sberm (“sperm whale”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
morfil | forfil | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “morfil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies