llost
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Breton lost, Cornish lost, Gaulish losto-, from Proto-Celtic *lustā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lew- "to divide, to split", possibly related to Old Norse ljósta (“to strike”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
llost f (plural llostau)
- (anatomy) tail
- (by extension) any similar object or part or appendage:
- (poetry) the last section of a line of rhupunt, maintaing the main rhyme
Derived terms[edit]
- llostfain (“slim-tailed”, adjective)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llost | lost | 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), “llost”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies