lled

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh lled, from Proto-Brythonic *lled, from Proto-Celtic *ɸletos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɬeːd/
Rhymes: -eːd

Noun

lled m (plural lledau)

width, breadth
Mae'r bwrdd tua dwy droedfedd o led.
The table is about two feet wide.

Derived terms

lled blewyn (“hair's breadth”)
lleden (“flatfish”)
lledred (“latitude”)
lledu (“to widen”)
osgled (“amplitude”)

Related terms

llydan (“wide, broad”)
ledled (“throughout”)

Adjective

lled

comparative degree of llydan (“broad”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *lled*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
lled	led	unchanged	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), “lled”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies