lled

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh lled, from Proto-Brythonic *lled, from Proto-Celtic *ɸletos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬeːd/
• Rhymes: -eːd

Noun

lled m (plural lledau)

1. width, breadth

   Mae'r bwrdd tua dwy droedfedd o led.

   The table is about two feet wide.

Derived terms

• lled blewyn (“hair's breadth”)
• lleden (“flatfish”)
• lledred (“latitude”)
• lledu (“to widen”)
• osgled (“amplitude”)

Related terms

• llydan (“wide, broad”)
• ledled (“throughout”)

Adjective

lled

1. comparative degree of llydan (“broad”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
lled	led	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), “lled”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies