Wiktionary

lles

Galician edit

Pronoun edit

lles

  1. dative of eles

Pronoun edit

lles

  1. dative of elas

Welsh edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Welsh lles, from Old Welsh les, suggested by Stokes to be from Proto-Celtic *lesso-, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”), similar to Proto-Slavic *plodъ (“fruit”).[1][2] Cognate with Irish leas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lles m (plural llesau or llesoedd)

  1. benefit, profit, gain
    Synonym: budd
  2. welfare, well-being

Derived terms edit

  • llesol (“beneficial, advantageous, profitable”)

Mutation edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Urkeltischer Sprachschatz
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “leas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading edit

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