llyfu

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *ligeti (compare Old Irish ligid, Modern Irish ligh), from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

llyfu (first-person singular present llyfaf)

  1. to lick

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • llyfu traed (to flatter, literally to lick boots)
  • (vulgar) llyfu tin (to arselick)

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llyfu lyfu 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), “llyfaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies