lles

Galician

Pronoun

lles

  1. dative of eles

Pronoun

lles

  1. dative of elas

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • llês (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh lles, from Old Welsh les, suggested by Stokes to be from Proto-Celtic *lesso-, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”), similar to Proto-Slavic *plodъ (“fruit”).[1][2] Cognate with Irish leas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɬeːs/
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Noun

lles m (plural llesau or llesoedd)

  1. benefit, profit, gain
    Synonym: budd
  2. welfare, well-being

Derived terms
  • llesol (“beneficial, advantageous, profitable”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
lles les unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Urkeltischer Sprachschatz
  2. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “leas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN

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