llygod
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *llugod, plural of *llug, from Proto-Celtic *lukūts. Doublet of llyg (“shrew”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]llygod f (collective, singulative llygoden)
- mice
- voles
- Synonym: llygod pengrwn
Derived terms
[edit]- llygod coch (“shrews”)
- llygod Ffrengig (“rats”)
- llygod mawr (“rats”)
- llygod pengrwn (“voles”)
- pys y llygod (“vetches”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
llygod | lygod | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llygod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies