delysg

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dolisko-, *dulisko- (compare Irish duileasc, Breton tellesk), from *dol-, *dulā-, *dulyo- (“leaf”) (whence Welsh dail).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɛlɨ̞sɡ/, [ˈdɛlˠɨ̞sk]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdeːlɪsɡ/, [ˈdeːlɪsk], /ˈdɛlɪsɡ/, [ˈdɛlɪsk]

Noun

delysg m (uncountable)

  1. dulse (a seaweed of a reddish-brown color, Palmaria palmata (syn. Fucus palmatus), which is sometimes eaten, as in Wales and Scotland)

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of delysg
radical soft nasal aspirate
delysg ddelysg nelysg unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko 2009: Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series, vol. 9. Boston: Brill. p103
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “delysg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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