torwelw

Welsh

Etymology

tor (“abdomen”) +‎ gwelw (“pale”)

Adjective

torwelw (feminine singular torwelw, plural torwelw, not comparable)

  1. pale-bellied

Derived terms

  • torbiws (“purple-bellied”)
  • torddu (“black-bellied”)
  • torfelyn (“yellow-bellied”)
  • torgoch (“red-bellied”)
  • torlas (“blue-bellied”)
  • torllwyd (“grey-bellied”)
  • torwinau (“chestnut-bellied”)
  • torwyn (“white-bellied”)
  • torwyrdd (“green-bellied”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of torwelw
radical soft nasal aspirate
torwelw dorwelw nhorwelw thorwelw

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), “torwelw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “torwelw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.