llech
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Welsh llech, from Proto-Brythonic *llex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.
Noun edit
llech f (plural llechi or llechau)
Derived terms edit
- cromlech (“cromlech, dolmen”)
- llechen (“slate, tablet”)
- llechfaen (“slate; bakestone”)
- priddlech (“tile”)
Etymology 2 edit
Perhaps a semantic extension of Etymology 1, from "stone slab" > "building made of stone slabs" > "hiding place".
Noun edit
llech m
- hiding place
- state of concealment, hiding
- lurking, skulking, stealth
- sly or stealthy person, sneak, skulker
Derived terms edit
- llechaidd (“stealthy, furtive”, adj)
- llechgi m (“sneak, skulker”)
- llechian (“skulk, sneak”, verb)
- llechu (“hide, skulk”, verb)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llech | lech | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies