llygad

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh llygat, from Old Welsh licat, from Proto-Brythonic *llugad, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see”). Cognate with Cornish lagas (“eye”), Breton lagad (“eye”), Sanskrit लोचन (locana, “eye”)

Pronunciation

• (standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəɡad/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɨ̞ɡad/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪɡad/
• Rhymes: -əɡad

Noun

llygad f (plural llygaid or llygadau)

1. eye
2. seam of slate

Derived terms

• afal (y) llygad, pelen y llygad (“eyeball”)
• clustlys llygad ffynnon (“marsh earwort”)
• dolur llygad (“eyesore”)
• llygad cwsg (“opium poppy”)
• llygad maharen (“limpet”)
• llygad-llo mawr (“oxeye daisy”)
• llygadol, llygeidiol (“ocular”)
• llygaid siglog (“googly eyes”)
• mablygad (“pupil”)
• y lygatglwyf (“ophthalmalgia”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of llygad

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llygad	lygad	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

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llygad”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “llygad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies