mollt

See also: molt

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *moltos (compare Old Irish molt, Breton maout (“ram”), Cornish mols, Gaulish multo).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /moːɬd/, [moːɬt]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /mɔɬt/, [mɔɬt]

Noun

mollt m (plural myllt)

1. castrated ram, wether; mutton

Derived terms

• molltyn, mylltyn (diminutive)

Mutation

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

References

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