llo

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See also: 'llo and LLO

Welsh

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Etymology

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From misdivision (llo-eau) of plural lloeau, from Middle Welsh lloe, from Proto-Brythonic *llọɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos (compare Cornish leugh, Breton leue, Old Irish lóeg), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (to jump) (compare English lark (to frolic), Lithuanian láigyti (to run around wildly)). Alternatively from Proto-Celtic *lāɸigos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (cattle) (compare Albanian lopë).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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llo m (plural lloi or lloeau)

  1. calf (young cow)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llo lo unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.