blith

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bliθ, a conflation of a noun Proto-Celtic *mlixtus and an adjective *mlixtis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (compare English milk, Latin mulgeō (“to milk”)). Cognate with Irish bleacht.

Pronunciation

Adjective

blith (feminine singular blith, plural blithion, not comparable)

  1. milch, lactating (of cow, etc.), full of milk
  2. in calf (of cow), in lamb (of sheep), pregnant
  3. fruitful, productive, nourishing

Noun

blith m (plural blithion)

  1. milk, dairy produce
  2. lactation
  3. dairying
  4. milch cow or other lactating animal
  5. (figuratively) profit, gain, advantage

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

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