delor

Welsh

Alternative forms

• telor

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɔr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlɔr/, /ˈdɛlɔr/

Noun

delor m (plural delorion)

1. nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

   Synonym: delor cnau

2. woodpecker (Picidae spp.)

   Synonyms: delor y coed, cnocell y coed

3. woodlark (Lullula arborea)

   Synonym: delor y coed

4. warbler (Sylviidae spp.)

   Synonym: telor

Derived terms

• delor cnau (“nuthatch”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of delor

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
delor	ddelor	nelor	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Noun

delor

1. Soft mutation of telor (“warbler”).

Mutation

Mutated forms of telor

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
telor	delor	nhelor	thelor

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), “delor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies