eirin duon bach

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “small black plums”, or more loosely translated as “small damsons”.

Noun

eirin duon bach f (collective, singulative eirinen ddu fach)

  1. sloes
    Synonyms: eirin duon, eirin tagu, eirin bach tagu, eirin duon tag, eirin perthi, eirin sur bach, eirin surion, pinslons, bwlas

Mutation

Mutated forms of eirin duon bach
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
eirin duon bach unchanged unchanged heirin duon bach

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “eirin”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “eirin duon bach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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