llym

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh llymhau, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *lim-ā- (“to sharpen”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).[1] Cognate with Breton lemm, Cornish lym; outside of Celtic, compare Latin [Term?] (“carpenter's file”), English slime.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

llym (feminine singular llem, plural llymion, equative llymed, comparative llymach, superlative llymaf)[2]

  1. keen, harsh, strong, severe
  2. bitter, acrid
  3. sharp, pointed
  4. vicious (temper)
  5. poignant (smell)
  6. acute (accent)
    Synonym: dyrchafedig
  7. acute (angle)

Antonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 239
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llym”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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