tormaen
Welsh
Alternative forms
- tor y maen, torfaen
Etymology
Univerbation of tor (“breaking”) + maen (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɔrmaɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɔrmai̯n/
Noun
tormaen m (plural tormeini)
- saxifrage (plant)
Hyponyms
- tormaen deilgrwn
- tormaen Iwerddon
- tormaen llwy-ddeiliog
- tormaen melyn
- tormaen Padrig
- tormaen paniglog
- tormaen pendrwm
- tormaen porffor
- tormaen serennog
- tormaen siobynnog
- tormaen tribys
- tormaen y gweunydd
- tormaen y nentydd
- tormaen y Pyreneau (“Pyrenean saxifrage”)
- tormaen ymgripiol (“strawberry geranium”)
- tormaen yr eira
Derived terms
- cawod goch tormaen (“saxifrage rust”)
- parddu tormaen (“saxifrage smut”)
- tormaenwydd (“sassafras trees”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| tormaen | dormaen | nhormaen | thormaen |
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), “tormaen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies