llefrith

Welsh

Etymology

From *llef, a root meaning "weak" and cognate with Irish leamh (“tender, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“weak, broken, soft”) + blith (“milk”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɬɛvrɪθ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvrɪθ

Noun

llefrith m (uncountable)

  1. (North Wales) milk (the liquid)

Synonyms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llefrith lefrith unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llefrith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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