lles

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Galician[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

lles

  1. dative of eles

Pronoun[edit]

lles

  1. dative of elas

Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh lles, from Old Welsh les, suggested by Stokes to be from Proto-Celtic *lesso-, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”), similar to Proto-Slavic *plodъ (“fruit”).[1][2] Cognate with Irish leas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lles m (plural llesau or llesoedd)

  1. benefit, profit, gain
    Synonym: budd
  2. welfare, well-being

Derived terms[edit]

  • llesol (“beneficial, advantageous, profitable”)

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Urkeltischer Sprachschatz
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “leas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “lles”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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