llygad
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh llygat, from Old Welsh licat, from Proto-Brythonic *llugad. 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)
- eye
- seam of slate
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| llygad | lygad | 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), “llygad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies