llygod
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Brythonic *llugod, plural of *llug, from Proto-Celtic *lukūts. Doublet of llyg (“shrew”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
llygod f (collective, singulative llygoden)
- mice
- voles
- Synonym: llygod pengrwn
Derived terms[edit]
- llygod coch (“shrews”)
- llygod Ffrengig (“rats”)
- llygod mawr (“rats”)
- llygod pengrwn (“voles”)
- pys y llygod (“vetches”)
Mutation[edit]
| 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[edit]
- 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