heuslau

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • hislau

Etymology

Compound of a term related to heusor (“shepherd, (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”))”) and llau (“lice”).(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

heuslau (plural, singular heusleuen f, not mutable)

  1. sheep ticks, castor bean ticks, keds (Ixodes ricinus)

Hypernyms

  • torogod, trogod (“ticks in general”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of heuslau
radical soft nasal aspirate
heuslau unchanged unchanged unchanged

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “tick”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “heuslau”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “heuslau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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