gwylaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From gwo- +‎ llaeth, due to the milky sap.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlaɨ̯θ/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlɛθ/, /ˈɡwəlaθ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlai̯θ/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlɛθ/
• Rhymes: -əlaɨ̯θ

Noun

gwylaeth m or f (plural gwylaethau or gwylaethion)

1. lettuce

   Synonym: letys

Derived terms

• gwylaeth bigog (“prickly lettuce”)
• gwylaeth chwerw (“prickly oxtongue”)
• gwylaeth y fagwyr (“wall lettuce”)
• gwylaeth y môr (“sea lettuce”)
• gwylaeth yr oen (“lamb's lettuce, mâche”)

 

Further reading

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