suran y cŵn
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom suran (“sorrel”) + y (“the”) + cŵn (“dogs”), "dog sorrel", cŵn (“dogs”) being a term to connote something common.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsɨ̞ran ə ˈkuːn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌsiːran ə ˈkuːn/, /ˌsɪran ə ˈkuːn/
Noun
editsuran y cŵn f (collective, singulative suranen y cŵn, not mutable)
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “suran y cŵn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies