llyg

Welsh
Llygon

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɬɨːɡ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬiːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɨːɡ
  • Homophone: llug

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *llug, from Proto-Celtic *lukūts. Doublet of llygod (“mice”).

Noun

llyg m or f (plural llygon)

  1. shrew
    Synonyms: llygoden goch, siréw

Etymology 2

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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. cheese mite
    Synonym: llyg caws

Mutation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llyg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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