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llethu

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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llethu (first-person singular present llethaf)

  1. to press down (on)
    Synonyms: pwyso (ar), pwyso i lawr
  2. to squash, to crush
    Synonyms: gwasgu, beichio
  3. to overwhelm, to vanquish
    Synonyms: gorchfygu, trechu, goresgyn, baeddu
  4. to overpower, to subdue
    Synonyms: gorthrymu, gorthrechu, cyfarsangu, gormesu, darostwng
  5. (figurative) to quell, to quench, to stifle, to stamp out, to extirpate (e.g. wrath, lasciviousness)
    Synonyms: diffodd, dileu, rhoi pen ar, diddymu
  6. (intransitive) to be crushed or overwhelmed
    Synonyms: ymlâdd, diffygio

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of llethu
radical soft nasal aspirate
llethu lethu unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

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