laezh

Breton

Alternative forms

• laez (Skolveurieg)

Etymology

From Middle Breton laez, from Old Breton laed, from Proto-Brythonic *llaɨθ, borrowed from Latin lac. Cognates include Welsh llaeth and Cornish leth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːs/

Noun

laezh m (plural laezhioù)

1. milk

   Ur banne laezh. ― A glass of milk.

Derived terms

• boued-laezh
• dilaezh
• gwenn-laezh
• laezh-glas
• laezh-livrizh
• laezh-ribod
• laezh-saout
• laezhañ
• laezhek

 

References

• Ian Press (1986) A grammar of modern Breton, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 6