llost

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh llost, from Proto-Brythonic *llost, from Proto-Celtic *lustā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *lew- (“todivide, to split”), possibly related to Old Norse ljósta (“to strike”). Cognate with Breton lost, Cornish lost, Gaulish losto-,

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬɔsd/, [ɬɔst]
• Rhymes: -ɔsd

Noun

llost f (plural llostau)

1. (anatomy) tail
2. (by extension) any similar object or part or appendage:
   1. the tail of a comet, line or stroke of a letter, the tail and bottom part of a coat, skirt, etc., wake of ship, rear of army or procession, end or extremity, cue
3. (poetry) the last section of a line of rhupunt, maintaing the main rhyme

Derived terms

• llostfain (“slim-tailed”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llost	lost	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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