llif

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɬiːv/
  • Rhymes: -iːv
  • Homophone: llyf (South Wales)

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llif, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃, from Latin līma (“file”); compare Cornish liv (“file”), Middle Breton liü (“file”).

Noun

llif f (plural llifiau)

  1. saw

Compounds

  • cylchlif
  • durlif, llifddur (“file, rasp”)
  • haclif
  • herclif
  • llawlif
  • llif gron
  • llifdoriad
  • llifddanheddog
  • lliflys
  • trawslif
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    From Middle Welsh llif, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃ (compare Cornish liv (“flood”), Breton liñv (“flood”)), deverbative of Proto-Celtic *liyeti (“flow”).[1]

    Noun

    llif m (plural llifogydd or llifoedd)

    1. flood
      Synonyms: llifeiriant, dilyw, boddfa
    2. stream
    3. current
      Synonyms: ffrwd, cerrynt
    Derived terms

    Noun

    llif m (plural llifau)

    1. flow
    Derived terms

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of llif
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    llif lif unchanged unchanged

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

    See also

    • Appendix:Welsh nouns that have different meanings depending on their gender

    References

    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llif”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
    1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 242
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