llygad
Welsh
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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)
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”)
- mablygad (“pupil”)
- y lygatglwyf (“ophthalmalgia”)
Mutation
| 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