grawnafal

Welsh

Etymology

Calque of Latin pōmum grānātum. By surface analysis, grawn (“grain”) +‎ afal (“apple”).

Noun

grawnafal m (plural grawnafalau)

  1. (obsolete) pomegranate

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of grawnafal
radical soft nasal aspirate
grawnafal rawnafal ngrawnafal unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grawnafal”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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