llai
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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh llei (comparative of llaw (“small”)), from Proto-Brythonic *llaɣü (comparative of *llaɣw), from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs (comparative of *legus (“small”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). Cognate with Old Irish laigiu.
Adjective
llai
Etymology 2
Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“pale”) and so connected to llwyd (“grey”).
Adjective
llai (feminine singular llai, plural llai, not comparable)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
llai | lai | 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), “llai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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