Welsh

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Etymology

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From glas (blue, green) +‎ -ni.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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glesni m (uncountable)

  1. blueness, greenness, paleness[1]
  2. (pathology) chlorosis, green sickness (anaemia characterised by skin turning green)[1][2]
    Synonyms: clorosis, y glasglwyf, y laswst
  3. (phytopathology) chlorosis (yellowing or blanching of plant tissue due to chlorophyll deficiency)[1][2]
    Synonym: clorosis

Mutation

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Mutated forms of glesni
radical soft nasal aspirate
glesni lesni nglesni unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glesni”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. 2.0 2.1 Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN