llysu

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

llys (“challenge, objection”) +‎ -u.

Alternative forms

  • llyso, llysio

Verb

llysu (first-person singular present llysaf)

  1. to repudiate, to reject
    Synonyms: gwrthod, nacáu, gomedd
  2. to prohibit, to forbid
    Synonyms: gwahardd, gwarafun
  3. to exempt
    Synonym: eithrio

Etymology 2

llys (“slime, mucus”) +‎ -u.

Verb

llysu (first-person singular present llysaf)

  1. to go off, to go bad (of food)
    Synonyms: llygru, mwcno, mynd yn ddrwg

Mutation

Mutated forms of llysu
radical soft nasal aspirate
llysu lysu unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llysu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.