llewyg

Welsh

Etymology

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Noun

llewyg m or f (plural llewygon or llewygion or llewygau)

  1. faint, swoon
    Synonyms: llesmair, ffeintiad

Derived terms
  • llewygfa (“faint, swoon”)
  • llewyglyd (“faint, sickly”)
  • llewygu (“to faint”)
  • marwllewyg (“dead faint”)

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

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