Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *llėd, from Proto-Celtic *latyos (moist), from Proto-Indo-European *lat- (damp, wet), see also Old Norse leðja (mud), Albanian lag (to moisten).[1] Cognate with Cornish leys.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

llaid m (plural lleidiau)

  1. mud
  2. (veterinary medicine) mud fever, foot rot
    Synonyms: y pwd, llaith, llwg

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llaid laid 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), “llaid”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “làthach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN