llygod

Welsh

Llygoden

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llugod, plural of *llug, from Proto-Celtic *lukūts. Doublet of llyg (“shrew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɬəɡɔd/

Noun

llygod f (collective, singulative llygoden)

1. mice
2. voles

   Synonym: llygod pengrwn

Derived terms

• llygod coch (“shrews”)
• llygod Ffrengig (“rats”)
• llygod mawr (“rats”)
• llygod pengrwn (“voles”)
• pys y llygod (“vetches”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llygod

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llygod	lygod	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), “llygod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies