llith

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬiːθ/
• Rhymes: -iːθ

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh llith, from Proto-Brythonic *lliθ, from Latin lēctiō (“reading, lection”).

Noun

llith f (plural llithiau or llithoedd)

1. reading, lection
2. lesson

Derived terms

• beddlith
• croglith
• darlith

 

Etymology 2

Related to Irish leite (“porridge, paste”)

Noun

llith m (plural llithiau)

1. mash
2. bait

Derived terms

• llithio (“to nourish; to allure, to bait”)

Mutation

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

References

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