pedryn

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English petrel +‎ -yn

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛdrɨ̞n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛdrɪn/

Noun

pedryn m (plural pedrynod)

petrel, one of certain members of the family Procellariidae, including true petrels, shearwaters and fulmars

Synonyms

Derived terms

pedryn drycin (“storm petrel”)
pedryn cynffon-fforchog, pedryn Leach, pedryn drycin Leach (“Leach's storm petrel”)
pedryn Trinidad (“Trindade petrel”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *pedryn*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pedryn	bedryn	mhedryn	phedryn

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