llaeth
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *llaɨθ, borrowed from Latin lactis.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬaːɨ̯θ/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɬai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɬaːθ/
- Rhymes: -aːɨ̯θ
- Homophone: llaith (South Wales)
Noun
llaeth m (plural llaethau)
- milk
- milk-like substance, latex
- milt, soft roe
Synonyms
- llefrith
Derived terms
- llaetha
- llaethdy
- llaethig
- llaethog
- llaethol
- llaethu
- llaethwr
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llaeth | laeth | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies