llysiau
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), with likely influence from Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”). Cognate with Breton louzoù and Cornish losow.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬəʃaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬəʃɛ/, /ˈɬəʃa/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬəsjai̯/, /ˈɬəʃai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬəsjɛ/, /ˈɬəʃɛ/, /ˈɬɪsjɛ/, /ˈɬɪʃɛ/
Noun edit
llysiau m (collective, singulative llysieuyn)
- vegetables
- herbs
- (literary) plural of llys (“plants”)
Derived terms edit
- llysieufa (“herbarium”)
- llysieuol (“vegetable; herbal; herbaceous; vegetarian”)
- llysieuwr (“vegetarian”)
- llysiau'r afu (“liverwort”)
- llysiau'r fagwyr (“stonecrop”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llysiau | lysiau | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llysiau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies