blith
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *blixti, from Proto-Celtic *mlixtu (compare Irish bleacht), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥ǵtu, from *h₂ml̥ǵ-, *h₂melǵ- (compare English milk, Latin mulgeō (“to milk”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bliːθ/
Adjective
blith (feminine singular blith, plural blithion)
- milch, lactating (of cow, etc.), full of milk
- in calf (of cow), in lamb (of sheep), pregnant
- fruitful, productive, nourishing
Noun
blith m (plural blithion)
Related terms
- armel (“second milk”)
- melfoch (“suckling pigs”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
blith | flith | mlith | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “blith”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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