Names of trees seem to be feminine.
Trees, shrubs and
flowers
Welsh Name
|
Plural
|
English Name
|
Gender
|
bedwen
|
bedw
|
birch
|
f
|
blaguryn
|
blagur
|
bud, shoot
|
m
|
blodau ysgaw
|
elderflower
|
||
blodeuo
|
to flower
|
||
briallen
|
briallu
|
primrose
|
f
|
brigyn
|
brigau
|
twig
|
m
|
cangen
|
canghennau
|
branch
|
f
|
celyn
|
celynen
|
holly
|
f
|
cenhinen bedr
|
daffodil
|
f
|
|
clychau'r gog
|
bluebells
|
pl
|
|
coeden
|
coed
|
tree
|
f
|
collen
|
cyll
|
hazel
|
f
|
dant y llew
|
dandelion
|
m
|
|
deilen
|
dail
|
leaf
|
f
|
derwen
|
derw
|
oak
|
f
|
draenen wen
|
hawthorn
|
||
eiddew, iorwg
|
ivy
|
m
|
|
eirin ysgaw
|
elderberry
|
||
eirlys
|
eirlysiau
|
snowdrop
|
f
|
eithin
|
gorse
|
pl
|
|
ffawydden
|
fawydd
|
beech
|
f
|
grug
|
heather
|
m
|
|
gwreiddyn
|
gwreiddiau
|
root
|
m
|
gwywo
|
to fade, wither
|
||
helygen
|
helyg
|
willow
|
f
|
lili
|
liliau
|
lily
|
f
|
llwyn
|
llwyni
|
bush, grove
|
m
|
llygad y dydd
|
llygaid y dydd
|
daisy
|
m
|
meillion
|
clover
|
pl
|
|
onnen
|
ynn
|
ash
|
f
|
pinwydden
|
pinwydd
|
pine
|
f
|
pren
|
prennau
|
trunk
|
m
|
rhedyn
|
ferns
|
pl
|
|
rhosyn
|
rhosynnau
|
rose
|
m
|
saffrwm
|
saffrymau
|
crocus
|
m
|
tyfu
|
to grow
|
||
ysgaw
|
ysgawen
|
elder
|
f
|
ywen
|
yew
|
f
|
And in the other direction, English to Welsh:
| English Name | Welsh Name | Plural | Gender |
| birch | bedwen | bedw | f |
| bud, shoot | blaguryn | blagur | m |
| elderflower | blodau ysgaw | ||
| to flower | blodeuo | ||
| primrose | briallen | briallu | f |
| twig | brigyn | brigau | m |
| branch | cangen | canghennau | f |
| holly | celyn | celynen | f |
| daffodil | cenhinen bedr | f | |
| bluebells | clychau'r gog | pl | |
| tree | coeden | coed | f |
| hazel | collen | cyll | f |
| dandelion | dant y llew | m | |
| leaf | deilen | dail | f |
| oak | derwen | derw | f |
| hawthorn | draenen wen | ||
| ivy | eiddew, iorwg | m | |
| elderberry | eirin ysgaw | ||
| snowdrop | eirlys | eirlysiau | f |
| gorse | eithin | pl | |
| beech | ffawydden | fawydd | f |
| heather | grug | m | |
| root | gwreiddyn | gwreiddiau | m |
| to fade, wither | gwywo | ||
| willow | helygen | helyg | f |
| lily | lili | liliau | f |
| bush, grove | llwyn | llwyni | m |
| daisy | llygad y dydd | llygaid y dydd | m |
| clover | meillion | pl | |
| ash | onnen | ynn | f |
| pine | pinwydden | pinwydd | f |
| trunk | pren | prennau | m |
| ferns | rhedyn | pl | |
| rose | rhosyn | rhosynnau | m |
| crocus | saffrwm | saffrymau | m |
| to grow | tyfu | ||
| elder | ysgaw | ysgawen | f |
| yew | ywen | f |
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