morlas

Welsh

Etymology 1

môr (“sea”) +‎ glas (“blue, green”)

Adjective

morlas (feminine singular morlas, plural morleision, equative mor forlas, comparative mwy morlas, superlative mwyaf morlas)

  1. sea-blue, sea-green
    Synonym: gwyrddlas

Etymology 2

Back-formation from morleisiaid, the plural form, with interference from etymology 1. The plural is a compound of môr (“sea”) +‎ gleisiaid, plural of gleisiad (“young salmon”).

Noun

morlas m (plural morleisiaid)

  1. European pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
  2. grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)
    Synonym: hyrddyn

Mutation

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