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

• beddlith
• croglith
• darlith

 

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