llwg
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) possibly related to llwgu (“to starve”).
Noun edit
llwg m (uncountable)
- (pathology) scurvy
- Synonyms: sgyrfi, clefri poeth, llwyg
- (veterinary medicine) foot rot in cows and sheep
Derived terms edit
- llwglyd (“scurfy, having scurf”)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun edit
llwg m or f (uncountable)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llwg | lwg | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies