llaith

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *lextos, from Proto-Indo-European *leg-to-s, from *leg- (“to leak”). Cognate with Breton leizh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬai̯θ/
• Rhymes: -ai̯θ
• Homophone: llaeth (South Wales)

Adjective

llaith (feminine singular llaith, plural lleithion, equative lleithed, comparative lleithach, superlative lleithaf)

1. damp, moist
2. humid, dank

Related terms

• cyflaith (“toffee”)
• lleithder (“dampness, moisture, humidity”)
• lleithio (“to dampen, to moisturise”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llaith	laith	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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