llaid

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llėd, from Proto-Celtic *latyos (“moist”), from Proto-Indo-European *lat- (“damp, wet”), see also Old Norse leðja (“mud”), Albanian lag (“to moisten”). Cognate with Cornish leys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬai̯d/

Noun

llaid m (plural lleidiau)

1. mud
2. (veterinary medicine) mud fever, foot rot

   Synonyms: y pwd, llaith, llwg

Mutation

Mutated forms of llaid

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llaid	laid	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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