See also: llys-

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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llys m (plural llysoedd)

  1. (law) court
  2. court; hall
  3. (historical) the royal courts of the Welsh gwlads, a royal court
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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llys m (uncountable)

  1. slime, mucus
    Synonym: llysnafedd
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Etymology 3

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From Proto-Celtic *lussus (medicinal herb, vegetable), likely influenced by Proto-Celtic *lubā (herb, plant), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (leaf). Cognate with Breton louzoù and Cornish les.

Noun

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llys m (plural llysiau)

  1. (literary) plant
    Synonyms: llysieuyn, planhigyn
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This is an older singular form of llysiau. Although rarely used as an independent word now, it is found in many contemporary plant names as part of compound words, similar to English wort.

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Mutation

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

Further reading

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