llith

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɬiːθ/
  • Rhymes: -iːθ

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llith, from Proto-Brythonic *lliθ, from Latin lēctiō (“reading, lection”).

Noun

llith f (plural llithiau or llithoedd)

  1. reading, lection
  2. lesson
Derived terms

Etymology 2

    Related to Irish leite (“porridge, paste”)

    Noun

    llith m (plural llithiau)

    1. mash
    2. bait
    Derived terms
    • llithio (“to nourish; to allure, to bait”)

    Mutation

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

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