drudwen

== Welsh == === Etymology === Alteration of Middle Welsh drydwen, diminutive of drydw, alternative form of Middle Welsh trydw, from Proto-Brythonic *tröd (whence Breton tred), from Proto-Celtic *trozdī, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos (“thrush”); compare Latin turdus, German Drossel, and English thrush. By surface analysis, drudw +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrɨ̞dwɛn/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdrɪdwɛn/ === Noun === drudwen f or m (plural drudwy or drudwyod) starling (bird usually of genus Sturnus, especially Sturnus vulgaris) Synonym: aderyn yr eira ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “starling”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “drudwen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “drudwen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies