llo
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From misdivision (llo-eau) of plural lloeau, from Middle Welsh lloe, from Proto-Brythonic *llọɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (compare Cornish leugh, Breton leue, Old Irish lóeg), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“to jump”) (compare English lark (“to frolic”), Lithuanian láigyti (“to run around wildly”)). Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“cattle”) (compare Albanian lopë).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- calf (young cow)
Derived terms edit
- morlo (“seal”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llo | lo | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |