llysiau
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), with likely influence from Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”). Cognate with Breton louzoù and Cornish losow.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬəʃaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬəʃɛ/, /ˈɬəʃa/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬəsjai̯/, /ˈɬəʃai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬəsjɛ/, /ˈɬəʃɛ/, /ˈɬɪsjɛ/, /ˈɬɪʃɛ/
Noun
llysiau m (collective, singulative llysieuyn)
- vegetables
- herbs
- (literary) plural of llys (“plants”)
Derived terms
- llysieufa (“herbarium”)
- llysieuol (“vegetable; herbal; herbaceous; vegetarian”)
- llysieuwr (“vegetarian”)
- llysiau'r afu (“liverwort”)
- llysiau'r fagwyr (“stonecrop”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llysiau | lysiau | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llysiau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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