llindag

Welsh

Etymology

From llin (“line”) +‎ tag (“suffocation”).

Noun

llindag m (uncountable)

1. strangulation, suffocation
2. snare
3. (botany) dodder, strangleweed (plant of the genus Cuscuta)

   Synonyms: llindro, llinglwm, cyfnydd

   1. especially common or lesser dodder (Cuscuta epithymum)

      Synonym: llindag lleiaf

4. (pathology) candidiasis, thrush

   Synonym: gân

Derived terms

• llindag mawr, llindag mwyaf (“great dodder”)
• llindag melyn (“yellow dodder”)
• llindagu (“to strangle, to choke”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llindag

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llindag	lindag	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.