morlas

Welsh

Etymology

By Back-formation from morleisiaid, the plural form, a compound of môr (“sea”) +‎ gleisiaid, plural of gleisiad (“young salmon”).

Noun

morlas m (plural morleisiaid)

1. pollock

Mutation

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

Further reading

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