llai
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Welsh llei (comparative of llaw (“small”)), from Proto-Brythonic *llaɣü (comparative of *llaɣw), from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs (comparative of *legus (“small”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). Cognate with Old Irish laigiu.
Adjective
[edit]llai
Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“pale”) and so connected to llwyd (“grey”).
Adjective
[edit]llai (feminine singular llai, plural llai, not comparable)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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llai | lai | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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