plu eira

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Welsh[edit]

Pluen eira

Etymology[edit]

From plu (feathers) +‎ eira (snow).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

plu eira f (collective, singulative pluen eira or plufen eira)

  1. snowflakes

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
plu eira blu eira mhlu eira phlu eira
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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