llechwedd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh llechued, from Proto-Celtic *lexsowiyos (slanted, crippled). Compare the Gaulish tribe Lexovii and Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, bent, crooked, slanted).

Noun

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llechwedd m (plural llechweddau)

  1. hillside, slope

Mutation

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Mutated forms of llechwedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
llechwedd lechwedd unchanged unchanged

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

References

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  • Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions Errance, 2003, p. 200.
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llechwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) “844”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 844