llwg

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬuːɡ/
• Rhymes: -uːɡ

Etymology 1

Possibly related to the base of llwglyd (“hungry”) and llwgu (“to starve”).

Noun

llwg m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) scurvy

   Synonyms: sgyrfi, clefri poeth, llwyg

2. (veterinary medicine) foot rot in cows and sheep

   Synonyms: y pwd, llaid

Derived terms

• bulwg (“corncockle”)
• llwglyd (“scurfy, having scurf”)
• llysiau'r llwg (“scurvy-grass”)

Etymology 2

Possibly shortened from golwg (“vision”).

Noun

llwg m or f (uncountable)

1. sense of sight, vision
2. sight, spectacle

   Synonym: golygfa

Mutation

Mutated forms of llwg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llwg	lwg	unchanged	unchanged

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

Further reading

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