llygod

Welsh

Llygoden

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llugod, plural of *llug, from Proto-Celtic *lukūts. Doublet of llyg (“shrew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɬəɡɔd/

Noun

llygod f (collective, singulative llygoden)

1. mice
2. voles

   Synonym: llygod pengrwn

Derived terms

• llygod coch (“shrews”)
• llygod Ffrengig (“rats”)
• llygod mawr (“rats”)
• llygod pengrwn (“voles”)
• pys y llygod (“vetches”)

Mutation

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