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- What's the Welsh for sheep?
- What do the Welsh call woodlice?
- What's the Welsh word for milk?
- What is the Welsh word for dragon?
- What do the Welsh call a jellyfish?
- Why do sheep in Wales have tails?
- Where do they say roly-poly?
- What is a Chucky pig?
- What is the rarest animal in Wales?
- Why is there a dragon on Welsh flag?
- How do you spell banana in Welsh?
- How do you pronounce OS Gwelwch yn dda?
What's the Welsh for sheep?
A common question regarding sheep is, what is sheep in Welsh? Whilst in Englash sheep is the word for one and lots of sheep, in Welsh there are two words! Dafad is the word for a single sheep, whereas defaid is for lots of sheep. Hwrdd is the word for a ram, a male sheep and oen for a lamb.
What do the Welsh call woodlice?
Woodlouse has more than one outstanding name in Welsh. Firstly, there's twrch coed, which translates as tree hog. But there's also gwrach y lludw, which translates as witch of the ashes, or pryf y lludw, which translates as ash insect.
What's the Welsh word for milk?
But milk is still llefrith and using llaeth in certain situations in north Wales may result in a helping of buttermilk…
What is the Welsh word for dragon?
In Welsh, the dragon is commonly referred to as "Y Ddraig Goch", which literally translates to "the red dragon". It's also sometimes known as the "dragon of Cadwalader".
What do the Welsh call a jellyfish?
For many years, the official Welsh term for the jellyfish was “cont y môr', academics have recently changed it to “sglefren fôr” (skle-vren vore = sea skater).
Why do sheep in Wales have tails?
A sheep used for milking will always have its tail docked so fecal matter does not get into the milk. Another reason why many shepherds will dock sheep tails is the danger of wool maggots (also called fly strike). This condition can dissolve the sheep's flesh and can even lead to death.
Where do they say roly-poly?
A small grey bug that can roll up into a tight ball when disturbed is known as a "pillbug" in the West and Northeast, but it's a "roly poly" in the South, one of many quaint Southern ways of saying things. It's also called a "doodlebug" or "potato bug" in other pockets of the country.
What is a Chucky pig?
A chiggy wig, granny grunter, or chucky pig? Many people in Scotland would call it a slater, or maybe a woodlouse. It is a tiny land-dwelling crustacean, with a segmented flattened body and seven pairs of jointed legs. ... "But, for some reason, woodlice have got the most regional names. "They've got hundreds of names.
What is the rarest animal in Wales?
Black rats are one of the rarest mammals in Wales being replaced by more than 7 million brown rats. Some experts think the black rat may already be extinct.
Why is there a dragon on Welsh flag?
It was used by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, after which it was carried in state to St Paul's Cathedral. The red dragon was then included as a supporter of the Tudor royal arms to signify their Welsh descent.
How do you spell banana in Welsh?
BBC Cymru Wales - Welsh Word of the Day: Ffrwchnedd (Banana). | Facebook.
How do you pronounce OS Gwelwch yn dda?
os gwelwch yn dda (os goo-ell-oock uh-n tha) - (if you) please. da (dah) - good. da iawn (dah ee-awn) - very good.
