garlleg

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English garlec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡarɬɛɡ/

Noun

garlleg m pl or f pl (masculine singulative garllegyn, feminine singulative garllegen)

1. garlic
2. fruit of the lotus tree

Derived terms

• garlleg ferwr (“hedge-mustard”)
• garlleg gwyllt, garlleg mawr (“wild garlic, snake's garlic, ramsons”)
• garlleg Mair (“wild garlic”, literally “Mary's garlic”)
• garlleg y berth (“garlic mustard”)
• garlleg y brain (“crow-garlic, wild garlic”)
• garlleg yr arth (“bear's-garlic”)
• garlleg Ysbaen (“Spanish garlic, rocambole”)
• garllegaidd (“garlicky, alliaceous”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of garlleg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
garlleg	arlleg	ngarlleg	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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