gwylaeth
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gwo- + llaeth, due to the milky sap.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡwəlaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwəlɛθ/, /ˈɡwəlaθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡwəlai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɡwəlɛθ/
- Rhymes: -əlaɨ̯θ
Noun
[edit]gwylaeth m or f (plural gwylaethau or gwylaethion)
Derived terms
[edit]- gwylaeth bigog (“prickly lettuce”)
- gwylaeth chwerw (“prickly oxtongue”)
- gwylaeth y fagwyr (“wall lettuce”)
- gwylaeth y môr (“sea lettuce”)
- gwylaeth yr oen (“lamb's lettuce, mâche”)
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwylaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies