llechwedd
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh llechued, from Proto-Celtic *lexsowiyos (“slanted, crippled”). Compare the Gaulish tribe Lexovii and Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “bent, crooked, slanted”).
Noun
[edit]llechwedd m (plural llechweddau)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llechwedd | lechwedd | 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]- Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions Errance, 2003, p. 200.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llechwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “844”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 844