lliaws

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Welsh

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “said by GPC to come from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“host, multitude”), but no PIE root with this sense on Wiktionary at time of writing”

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Noun

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lliaws m or f

  1. mob, crowd, host
    Synonyms: llu, lluosydd, torf, tyrfa, ciwed, byddin
  2. multitude, multiplicity, profusion, abundance
    Synonyms: lluosogrwydd, helaethrywdd, amlder

Mutation

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Mutated forms of lliaws
radical soft nasal aspirate
lliaws liaws unchanged unchanged

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

References

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