llysiau
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), with likely influence from Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”). Cognate with Breton louzoù and Cornish losow.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬəʃaɨ̯/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬəʃɛ/, /ˈɬəʃa/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ˈɬəsjai̯/, /ˈɬəʃai̯/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈɬəsjɛ/, /ˈɬəʃɛ/, /ˈɬɪsjɛ/, /ˈɬɪʃɛ/
Noun
llysiau (plural, singular llysieuyn m)
- vegetables
- herbs
- (literary) plural of llys (“plants”)
Derived terms
- llysiau ymenyn (“buttercups”)
- llysiau'r afu (“liverwort”)
- llysiau'r ais (“ribwort plantain”)
- (botany) llysiau'r bara (“coriander”)
- llysiau'r cryman (“scarlet pimpernel”)
- llysiau'r cyfog (“asarabacca”)
- llysiau'r cythraul (“ Japanese knotweed”)
- llysiau'r cywair (“lady's bedstraw”)
- llysiau'r din (“arsesmart, water pepper”)
- llysiau'r Drindod (“herb Trinity, wild pansies”)
- llysiau'r fagwyr (“stonecrop”)
- llysiau'r feidiog, llysiau'r gerwyn (“ground ivy”)
- llysiau'r groes (“crosswort”)
- llysiau'r gwrda (“Good King Henry”)
- llysiau'r milwr coch (“purple loosestrife”)
- llysiau'r milwyr melynion (“yellow loosestrife”)
- llysiau'r parlys (“cowslips”)
- llysiau'r ysgyfarnog (“common fumitory”)
- llysieufa (“herbarium”)
- llysieuol (“relating to vegetables; herbal; herbaceous; vegetarian”)
- llysieuwr (“vegetarian”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| llysiau | lysiau | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “llysiau”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llysiau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies