melog

Welsh

Etymology

mêl (“honey”) +‎ -og.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɔɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːlɔɡ/, /ˈmɛlɔɡ/

Noun

melog m (usually uncountable, plural melogau, diminutive melogan)

1. lousewort (Pedicularis spp.)
2. honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)

   Synonym: gwyddfid

Derived terms

• cawod goch melog (“lousewort rust (Puccinia clintonii)”)
• melog y cŵn, melog y borfa (“common lousewort (Pedicularis sylvatica)”)
• melog y waun (“ marsh lousewort (Pedicularis palustris)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of melog

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
melog	felog	unchanged	unchanged

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