garlleg

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English garlec.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡarɬɛɡ/

Noun

garlleg m pl or f pl (m singulative garllegyn, f singulative garllegen)

  1. garlic
  2. fruit of the lotus tree

Derived terms
  • garlleg ferwr (“hedge-mustard”)
  • garlleg gwyllt, garlleg mawr (“wild garlic, snake's garlic, ramsons”)
  • garlleg Mair (“wild garlic”, literally “Mary's garlic”)
  • garlleg y berth (“garlic mustard”)
  • garlleg y brain (“crow-garlic, wild garlic”)
  • garlleg yr arth (“bear's-garlic”)
  • garlleg Ysbaen (“Spanish garlic, rocambole”)
  • garllegaidd (“alliaceous”, adjective)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
garlleg arlleg ngarlleg 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), “garlleg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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