melys

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *melɨs, from Proto-Celtic *melissos (“sweet”), from *meli (“honey”). Cognate with Welsh melys, Irish milis, Scottish Gaelic milis.

Adjective

melys

  1. sweet, sugary

Mutation

Mutation of melys
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
melys velys unchanged unchanged felys velys

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

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh melys, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨs, from Proto-Celtic *melissos (“sweet”), from *meli (“honey”). Cognate with Cornish melys, Irish milis, Scottish Gaelic milis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

melys (feminine singular melys, plural melysion, equative melysed, comparative melysach, superlative melysaf)

  1. sweet, sugary
    Synonym: pêr
  2. (of wine) sweet
  • malws melys (“marsh mallow plants”)
  • mêl (“honey”)
  • melysber (“fragrant”)
  • melyster (“sweetness”)
  • melyswellt (“sweetgrass”)
  • melysyn (“sweet, candy”)

See also

Basic tastes in Welsh (layout · text)
melys sur / egr hallt chwerw sbeislyd sawrus

Noun

melys m (plural melysion, diminutive melysyn)

  1. sweet, candy
    Synonyms: losin, peth da

Mutation

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