aillt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh aillt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪlt/
Noun
aillt (plural aillts)
- A member of a semi-servile class among the Cymry.
- 1924, Bromfield and Yale, Wales (Lordship), The first extent of Bromfield and Yale, A, Part 1315, page 19:
- […] but the laws and the Extents make us acquainted with another class, somewhat akin to the manorial serf of England, the aillt class.
- 1924, Bromfield and Yale, Wales (Lordship), The first extent of Bromfield and Yale, A, Part 1315, page 19:
Welsh
Etymology
Proto-Celtic *altyos
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈai̯ɬd/, [ˈai̯ɬt]
Noun
aillt
- plural of allt
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| aillt | unchanged | unchanged | haillt |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||