llwg
Welsh
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) possibly related to llwgu (“to starve”).
Noun
editllwg m (uncountable)
- (pathology) scurvy
- Synonyms: sgyrfi, clefri poeth, llwyg
- (veterinary medicine) foot rot in cows and sheep
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
editllwg m or f (uncountable)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llwg | lwg | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llwg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies