suran y cŵn

Welsh

Suran y cŵn

Etymology

From suran (“sorrel”) +‎ y (“the”) +‎ cŵn (“dogs”), "dog sorrel", cŵn (“dogs”) being a term to connote something common.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌsɨ̞ran ə ˈkuːn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌsiːran ə ˈkuːn/, /ˌsɪran ə ˈkuːn/

Noun

suran y cŵn f (collective, singulative suranen y cŵn, not mutable)

1. common sorrel, Rumex acetosa

   Synonyms: bara a chaws y gog, bara a chaws y gwcw, cerrig sgôl, cerrigs cŵn, crensh y cŵn, chwysogl, dail cŵn, dail melys, dail surion, dilis cŵn, grinshows, suran, suran clustiog, suran y frân, suran y garddau, suran y maes, suran y waun

Further reading

• 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