aillt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh aillt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪlt/

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• Rhymes: -aɪlt

Noun

aillt (plural aillts)

1. A member of a semi-servile class among the Cymry.
   • 1924, Bromfield and Yale, Wales (Lordship), The first extent of Bromfield and Yale, A, Part 1315, page 19:

     […] but the laws and the Extents make us acquainted with another class, somewhat akin to the manorial serf of England, the aillt class.

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *altyos

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai̯ɬd/, [ˈai̯ɬt]

Noun

aillt

1. plural of allt

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
aillt	unchanged	unchanged	haillt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.